He's Alive - I'm Forgiven

Some of the lyrics of my favorite Easter Song.... I hope they help you rejoice today, because He is Risen....
　
He's Alive (by Don Francisco)
　
The gates and doors were barred, and windows fastened down
I spent the night in sleeplessness and rose at every sound..
Half in hopeless sorrow, and half in fear of the day....
Would find the soldiers breaking through to drag us all away.
　
Just before the sunrise, I heard something at the wall.
The gate began to rattle, the voice began to call.
I hurried to the window, looked down into the street..
Expecting swords and torches and the sound of soldiers feet.
　
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 knows where.
The stone's been rolled away, and now his body isn't there.
　
We both ran toward the garden, then John ran on ahead
We found the stone and the empty tomb, just the way that Mary said.
But the winding sheet they wrapped him in was just an empty shell.
How or where they had taken him, was more than I could tell.
　
Well something 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, and then I saw him die...
　
Back inside the house again... the guilt and anguish came.
Everything I'd promised him just added to shame.
When at last it came to choices I denied him I knew his name
Even if he was alive.... it wouldn't be the same.
　
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.
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 shining out from him like sunlight from the skies.
Guilt and my confusion disappeared in sweet release.
And every fear I'd ever had just melted into peace.
　
He's Alive ! He's Alive! He's Alive and I'm forgiven Heavens gates are open wide.
He's Alive ! He's Alive! He's Alive and I'm forgiven Heavens gates are open wide.
He's Alive ! He's Alive! He's Alive and I'm forgiven Heavens gates are open wide.
He's Alive ! He's Alive! He's Alive
　
John 20:31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
　
And on this Easter, I hope you know that Christ has risen from the dead, and He's Alive and forever reaching out to us.
　
Happy Easter
Jeff