When darkness veiled the
sky the day that Jesus died
In agony upon the bitter cross
They took His body down
and laid it in a tomb
His friends belived that
everything was lost.
But when the third day came,
the darkness turned to light
For Mary heard her name
and saw the living Christ.
Risen
To set the captives free
Risen to ransom you and me
To bind up every broken heart
To conquer death and sin.
Risen
To bring us home again.
And in that barren place
the world forever changed
For hope was born when
Jesus rose that day and
Still His wounded hands
revealed the love He has
For every fallen soul He came to save
And He will come again,
and one by one we'll rise
To praise His Holy Name
and see the Living Christ.
Risen
To set the captives free
Risen to ransom you and me
To bind up every broken heart
To conquer death and sin.
Risen
To bring us home again.
Alleluia, He lives
Alleluia, He is
Risen
To set the captives free
oh he is Risen to ransom you and me
To bind up every broken heart
To conquer death and sin.
Risen
To bring us home again
Risen