He's Alive
Don Francisco Lyrics

The gates and doors were barred and all the windows fastened down,
The setting was one of fear and anxiety, with all possible entrances secured to keep the soldiers from taking us by surprise.

I spent the night in sleeplessness and rose at every sound,
I was too afraid to sleep and was on high alert throughout the night, preparing for the worst.

Half in hopeless sorrow half in fear the day,
I was filled with a sense of deep despair and fear, knowing that the coming day could bring the worst possible news.

Would find the soldiers crashing through to drag us all away.
I was bracing myself for an invasion by the soldiers, who might come to take us away to face punishment or death.

Then just before the sunrise I heard something at the wall,
As the sun was about to rise, I heard a strange sound coming from the wall, which seemed to be someone trying to open the gate.

The gate began to rattle and a voice began to call,
The gate started shaking and a voice called out, seeming to be trying to get our attention and inform us of something important.

I hurried to the window and looked down to the street,
I rushed to the window and peered down at the street, trying to see who or what was making the commotion.

Expecting swords and torches and the sound of soldiers feet,
I was anticipating an attack by soldiers carrying weapons and torches, ready to execute their mission and take us by surprise.

There was no one there but Mary so I went down to let her in,
When I saw that it was only Mary outside, I went down to open the gate and let her in so she could share her news with us.

John stood there beside me as she told us were she'd been,
John was with me at the gate, listening to Mary's story about where she had been and what she had seen.

She said they moved him in the night and none of us knows where,
Mary told us that Jesus had been taken away during the night, and nobody knew where he had been taken or why.

The stones been rolled away and now his body isn't there.
Mary informed us that the tomb where Jesus had been buried had been opened, and his body was not inside.

We both ran toward the garden then John ran on ahead,
Upon hearing this news, John and I ran towards the garden where Jesus had been buried, and John ran ahead to investigate.

We found the stone and the empty tomb just the way that Mary said,
When we arrived at the tomb, we saw that the stone had indeed been rolled away, and the tomb was empty, just as Mary had described.

But the winding sheet they wrapped him in was just an empty shell,
The cloth that Jesus had been wrapped in was found inside the tomb, but Jesus' body was not there to be found.

And how or where they'd taken him was more than I could tell.
I was unable to figure out how or where Jesus had been taken, and this mystery deeply troubled me.

Something strange had happened there but what I did not know,
I was certain that something miraculous had taken place, but I was not yet able to comprehend it or understand what it meant.

John believed a miracle but I just turned to go,
John believed that a miracle had occurred, but I was not ready to accept it and chose instead to walk away and ignore what I had just seen.

Circumstance and speculation couldn't lift me very high,
No amount of conjecture or guessing could bring me out of my despair or give me hope for the future.

Cause I'd seen them crucify him and then I'd watched him die,
I had witnessed Jesus' crucifixion and death, and this traumatic event had left me feeling hopeless and helpless.

Back inside the house again all the guilt and anguish came,
After contemplating what had happened outside, I returned to the house feeling burdened with guilt and filled with a sense of deep sorrow.

Everything I'd promised him just added to my shame,
I realized that everything I had promised Jesus had been left unfulfilled, and this realization only made me feel even more ashamed and guilty.

But at last it came to choices I denied I knew his name,
Finally, I was left with a decision to make: admit that I knew Jesus and face the potential consequences, or deny him yet again and live with the guilt of my betrayal.

Even If he was alive it wouldn't be the same.
Even if Jesus was truly alive, I felt that things could never be the same again and that the damage had already been done.

But suddenly the air was filled with a strange and sweet perfume,
Suddenly, I noticed a sweet and unfamiliar scent filling the air, which added to the mystical feeling of the moment.

Light that came from everywhere drove shadows from the room,
A bright light seemed to fill the room from all angles, casting out any shadows and bringing clarity to our surroundings.

Jesus stood before me with his arms held open wide,
In that beautiful moment, I saw Jesus standing before me, his arms open wide to embrace me in a loving hug.

And I fell down on my knees and clung to him and cried,
Overwhelmed with emotion, I fell to my knees and clung to Jesus, unable to contain my tears of joy and relief.

He raised me to my feet and as I looked into his eyes,
Jesus helped me to my feet, and I gazed into his eyes, feeling filled with warmth and hope.

Love was shining out from him like sunlight from the sky,
As I looked at Jesus, I felt surrounded by his love, which seemed to radiate from him like the beauty of a sunny sky.

Guilt and my confusion disappeared in sweet release,
All of my feelings of guilt and confusion seemed to disappear in that moment, and I felt released from the burden of my past mistakes.

And every fear I'd ever had just melted into peace.
All of the anxiety and fear that had plagued me for so long seemed to melt away, as I was filled with a deep sense of inner peace.

He's alive, He's alive, He's alive and I'm forgiven,
In that moment, I realized that Jesus was truly alive and that he was there to offer me forgiveness for my sins.

Heavens gates are open wide.
The realization that heaven's gates were open wide brought home the true scope of Jesus' power and majesty.

He's alive, He's alive, He's alive and I'm forgiven,
I felt overwhelmed with gratitude and joy as I realized that Jesus was truly alive, and that he had chosen to forgive me despite my many failures.

Heavens gates are open wide.
The knowledge that the gates of heaven were open wide felt like a beacon of hope, leading me towards a better and more fulfilling future.

He's alive, He's alive, He's alive and I'm forgiven,
The repetition of this phrase only reinforced the momentous nature of the situation, and the fact that Jesus was truly alive and present in our lives.

Heavens gates are open wide.
The promise of open gates to heaven felt like a balm for the soul, and a sign that joy and happiness would be within reach in the future.

He's alive!
The final exclamation reinforced the incredible discovery that Jesus was truly alive, and that his power and love would continue to inspire us for generations to come.