The gates and doors
were barred
And all the windows
fastened down
I spent the night
in sleeplessness
And arose at every sound
Half in hope of sorrow
And half in fear the day
would find the soldiers
breakin' through
To drag us all away
And just before the sunrise
I heard somethin' at the wall
The gate began to rattle
And a voice began to call
I hurried to the window
And looked down
into the street
Expectin' swords and torches
And the sound
of soldiers' feet
But there was no one there
but Mary
So I went down to let her in
John stood there beside me
As she told me
where she'd been
She said they've moved
him in the night
And none of us knows where
the stone's been rolled away
And now his body isn't there
So we both ran towards
the garden
Then John ran on ahead
We found the stone
and empty tomb
Just the way that Mary said
But the windin' sheet
they wrapped him in
was just an empty shell
And how or where
they'd taken him
was more than I could tell
Well somethin' strange
had happened there
Just what I did not know
John believed a miracle
But I just turned to go
Circumstance and speculation
couldn't lift me very high
'Cause I'd seen
them crucify him
Then I saw him die
Back inside the house again
the guilt and anguish came
Everythin' I'd promised him
just added to my shame
When at last it came to choices
I denied I knew his name
And even if he was alive
it wouldn't be the same
But suddenly the air was filled
with a strange
and sweet perfume
Light that came
from everywhere
drove shadows from the room
Jesus stood before me
with his arms held open wide
And I fell down on my knees
And just clung to him and cried
He raised me to my feet
And as I looked into his eyes
Love was shinin' out from him
like sunlight from the skies
Guilt in my confusion
disappeared in sweet release
Every fear I ever had
just melted into peace
He's alive he's alive
He's alive and I'm forgiven
Heaven's gates are open wide
He's alive he's alive
He's alive and I'm forgiven
Heaven's gates are open wide
He's alive he's alive
He's alive and I'm forgiven
Heaven's gates are open wide
He's alive he's alive
He's alive
He's alive