Chords for Gaither Vocal Band - He's Alive (lyrics)

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] The gates and doors were barred and all the windows [Am] fastened down.
I spent the night in [A] sleeplessness and rose at [Am] every sound.
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Half in hopeless sorrow [G] and half in [Am] fear the day would find the soldiers breaking through
to drag us all away. _
_ _ _ _ Then just before the sunrise I heard something at the wall.
The gate began to rattle and a voice began to call.
[Dm] I hurried to the window, [G] looked down into [Am] the street, expecting swords and [G] torches and
the sound of [A] soldiers' feet.
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_ _ _ _ But there was no one there but Mary, [G] so I went down to [Am] let her in.
John stood there beside me [G] as she told us where [Am] she'd been.
[Dm] She said they'd moved him in the night and none of us [Am] knows where.
Oh, the tomb's been rolled away and [G] now his body [Am] isn't there. _
[Bm] So we both ran to the garden, [A] then John ran [Bm] on ahead.
We found the stone and empty tomb, [A] just the way [Bm] that Mary said.
[Em] But the winding sheet they'd wrapped him in was just an [Bm] empty shell.
And how were they taking [A] him?
It was more than [Bm] I could tell. _ _ _ _ _
Well something strange had happened there, [A] just what I did [Bm] not know.
John believed a miracle, [A] but I just [Bm] turned to go.
[Em] Circumstance and speculation couldn't lift me [Bm] very high, because I'd seen them crucify
[A] him and then I [Bm] saw him die. _ _ _ _ _
_ Back inside the house again, the guilt and anguish came.
Everything I'd promised him just added to my shame.
[Em] When at last it came to choices, I denied [Bm] I knew his name.
_ And even if he was [D] alive, it could never be [Bm] the same. _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] Then suddenly the air was [Bb] filled with strange and [Cm] sweet perfume.
Light that came from everywhere [Bb] drove shadows from [Cm] the room.
[Fm] Then Jesus stood before me with his arms [C] held open [Cm] wide.
And I fell down on my knees and I [Bb] just clung to [Cm] him and cried. _ _
_ _ Then he raised me to my feet and as I looked into his eyes, love was shining out from him
like sunlight from the skies.
[Fm] Guilt and my confusion disappeared in sweet [Cm] release.
And every fear I'd ever had just [Bb] melted _ into [C] peace. _
_ She _ sleeps_ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ [C] He's alive, _ [Eb] he's alive, _ [Bb] he's alive and I'm forgiven, [F] heaven's gates are open wide.
[C] He's alive, _ [Eb] he's alive, _ [Bb] he's alive and I'm forgiven, [F] heaven's gates are open wide.
[C] He's alive! _
[Eb] He's alive!
_ [Bb] He's alive and I'm forgiven!
[F] Heaven's gates are open wide!
[C] He's alive! _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] He's alive and I'm forgiven!
[F] Heaven's gates are open wide!
[C] He's [C] alive!
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_ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] He's alive! _
[Bb] He's alive and I'm forgiven!
[F] Heaven's gates are open wide!
[C] He's alive! _ _ _ _ _ _
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