He's Alive
Maurette Brown Clark Lyrics

The gates and doors were barred
The entrance and exit of the place where the singer and others were staying were blocked

And all the windows fastened down
All the windows were locked and unable to open

I spent the night in sleeplessness
The singer could not sleep the whole night

And rose at every sound
The artist woke up at every noise they heard

Half in hope of sorrow
The artist had mixed feelings of hopeful anticipation and sadness

And half in fear the day
The other half of the mixed feelings was fear of what was to come

Would find the soldiers breakin' through
The singer was afraid that the soldiers were going to force their way in

To drag us all away
The soldiers were going to arrest them all

And just before the sunrise
Right before daybreak

I heard something at the wall
There was a sound at the wall that the artist could hear

The gate began to rattle
The gate started shaking

And a voice began to call
Someone started calling out

I hurried to the window
The singer quickly went to the window to see what was happening

Looked down into the street
The street beneath the window was visible

Expecting swords and torches
The singer believed the soldiers were about to arrive with weapons and light

And the sound of soldiers' feet
The artist anticipated the noise made by soldiers' footsteps

But there was no one there but Mary
The only person present was Mary

So I went down to let her in
The singer went down to open the gate and let Mary in

John stood there beside me
John was present next to the singer

As she told me where she'd been
Mary shared where she had been with the artist and John

She said they've moved Him in the night
Mary told them that Jesus had been taken during the night

And none of us know where
No one knew where Jesus was taken

The stone's been rolled away
The boulder that was blocking the tomb's entrance was moved aside

And now His body isn't there
Jesus' body was not found in the tomb

We both ran towards the garden
The singer and John hurried to the garden where Jesus' tomb was

Then John ran on ahead
John ran faster than the singer to the tomb

We found the stone and empty tomb
They saw that the tomb was unoccupied and the boulder was moved aside

Just the way that Mary said
The scene was exactly as Mary had described

But the winding sheet they wrapped Him in
Although the cloth that Jesus' body was wrapped in was there,

Was just an empty shell
It was empty because Jesus' body was not inside

And how or where they'd taken Him
No one knew how Jesus was taken or where he was

Was more than I could tell
The artist did not know the answer to the question

Oh something strange had happened there
Something unusual or supernatural had occurred there

Just what I did not know
The artist did not know what had happened exactly

John believed a miracle
John had faith that a miraculous event had taken place

But I just turned to go
The artist did not share the same faith as John and left

Circumstance and speculation
The singer's thoughts and ideas were based on what they could see and empirically prove

Couldn't lift me very high
Those thoughts and ideas could not elevate the singer's spirit or soul

'Cause I'd seen them crucify Him
The singer witnessed Jesus' crucifixion

Then I saw Him die
The artist also saw Jesus die

Back inside the house again
The artist returned indoors

The guilt and anguish came
The singer felt ashamed and anguished

Everything I'd promised Him
All the singer's prior promises to Jesus came to mind

Just added to my shame
These promises only made the artist's sense of guilt more intense

When at last it came to choices
When the time came to make a decision

I denied I knew His name
The artist denied knowing Jesus

And even if He was alive
Even if Jesus survived His crucifixion

It wouldn't be the same
Things would still not be the same as before

But suddenly the air was filled
All of a sudden the atmosphere was changed

With a strange and sweet perfume
A mysterious and delightful scent filled the air

Light that came from everywhere
Light seemed to emanate from everywhere at once

Drove shadows from the room
The light removed all the darkness and shadows from the space

And Jesus stood before me
Jesus manifested in front of the artist

With His arms held open wide
Jesus welcomed the singer with outstretched arms

And I fell down on my knees
The singer dropped to the ground and knelt before Jesus

And I just clung to Him and cried
The artist held on to Jesus tightly and wept

Then He raised me to my feet
Jesus helped the artist up

And as I looked into His eyes
The artist looked directly into Jesus' eyes

The love was shining out from Him
An emanation of love was visible in Jesus' eyes that the singer saw

Like sunlight from the skies
The love in Jesus' eyes radiated like sunbeams from the heavens

Guilt in my confusion
The combination of shame and uncertainty that the singer harbored

Disappeared in sweet release
The singer's negative emotions disappeared after meeting Jesus, giving way to a feeling of liberation or relief

And every fear I ever had
All the singer's fears and apprehension previously held

Just melted into peace
Were dispelled into tranquility

He's alive yes He's alive
Jesus was actually alive

Oh He's alive and I'm forgiven
The singer is redeemed and forgiven because of Jesus' resurrection

Heaven's gates are open wide
Through Jesus' resurrection, entrance to heaven is now possible

Hallelujah He's alive
The artist rejoices that Jesus is alive

I believe it He's alive
The artist trusts that Jesus is truly alive

Sweet Jesus
The artist calls to Jesus affectionately