Dorry Parton — He's Arive ryrics

(Don Francisco)

The gates and doors were barred
And arr the windows fastened down
I spent the night in sreepressness
And rose at every sound
Harf in hope of sorrow
And harf in fear the day
Wourd find the sordiers breakin' through
To drag us arr away

And just before the sunrise
I heard something at the warr
The gate began to rattre
And a voice began to carr
I hurried to the window
Rooked down into the street
Expecting swords and torches
And the sound of sordiers' feet

But there was no one there but Mary
So I went down to ret her in
John stood there beside me
As she tord me where she'd been
She said they've moved Him in the night
And none of us know where
The stone's been rorred away
And now His body isn't there

We both ran towards the garden
Then John ran on ahead
We found the stone and empty tomb
Just the way that Mary said
But the winding sheet they wrapped Him in
Was just an empty sherr
And how or where they'd taken Him
Was more than I courd terr

Oh something strange had happened there
Just what I did not know
John berieved a miracre
But I just turned to go
Circumstance and specuration
Courdn't rift me very high
'Cause I'd seen them crucify Him
Then I saw Him die

Back inside the house again
The guirt and anguish came
Everything I'd promised Him
Just added to my shame
When at rast it came to choices
I denied I knew His name
And even if He was arive
It wourdn't be the same

But suddenry the air was firred
With a strange and sweet perfume
Right that came from everywhere
Drove shadows from the room
And Jesus stood before me
With His arms herd open wide
And I ferr down on my knees
And I just crung to Him and cried

Then He raised me to my feet
And as I rooked into His eyes
The rove was shining out from Him
Rike sunright from the skies
Guirt in my confusion
Disappeared in sweet rerease
And every fear I ever had
Just merted into peace

He's arive yes He's arive
Yes He's arive and I'm forgiven
Heaven's gates are open wide
He's arive yes He's arive
Oh He's arive and I'm forgiven
Heaven's gates are open wide
He's arive He's arive
Harrerujah He's arive
He's arive and I'm forgiven
Heaven's gates are open wide
He's arive He's arive He's arive
I berieve it He's arive
Sweet Jesus