♫ Verse 1: G Bb Gm When darkness veiled the sky, the day that Jesus died Eb F in agony upon the bitter cross. Bb Gm They took his body down and laid it in a tomb. Eb F His friends believed that everything was lost. Gm Eb Cm F But when the third day came, the darkness turned to light Gm Eb Cm D7 For Mary heard her name and saw the living Christ. ♫ Chorus: G Em Risen To set the captives free C Am D Risen To ransom you and me G/B C To bind up every broken heart Am B7 Em To conquer death and sin. C Am D G Risen To bring us home a gain. F Eb
♫ Verse 2: Bb Gm And in that barren place, the world forever changed. Eb F For hope was born when Jesus rose that day. Bb Gm And still, His wounded hands reveal the love He has Eb F For every fallen soul He came to save. ♫ Bridge: Gm Eb Cm F And He will come a gain, and one by one we’ll rise Gm Eb Cm F to praise His holy name and see the living Christ. ♫ Chorus: G Em Risen To set the captives free C Am D Risen To ransom you and me G/B C To bind up every broken heart Am B7 Em To conquer death and sin. C Am D G Risen To bring us home again. F Eb ♫ Post-Chorus: Eb Ab Alleluia, Bb Eb He lives Ab Fm Alleluia, G D7 He is ♫ Chorus: G Em Risen To set the captives free C Am D Risen To ransom you and me G/B C To bind up every broken heart Am B7 Em To conquer death and sin. C Am D G Risen To bring us home a gain. C Risen Am D G