Easter

Intro 
G#m            E            G#m 
Three days in darkness far below 
                F#      A  G#m 
Death hearkens from an age ago 
             E               G#m           F# 
The ancient promise that we waited for so long 
     A 
Has gone away 
C#m          A    C#m             A 
All hope is lost, left upon that cross 
                 
A bloodstained robe 
          A                     C#m 
It seems redemption's dream has died 

 
C#m 
Visions and the prophecies all washed away in vain 
                             A 
Groanings of creation as it cries out in pain 
C#m 
Sacrosanct the stories of what is and what will be 
                                   A 
All foretold this was supposed to end so differently  

{Break 1} 

C#         Bb      A 
All nature mourns in unison 
C#         Bb      A 
Creation forms its requiem 


 
A                        C#m 
Branded with the mark of sin and shame 
                     
A life laid down, a cursed name 
  C#m 
A crown forsaken, burden, blame 
                
Another cycle just the same 
    A 
Is this the end of promise 
           G#m 
Dying all alone? 
 

 
        A                G#m 
Easter morning's Son will rise 
         A 
Radiance warming tearstained eyes 
D#m        E                   D#m             E 
The son of man shall be raised up on the third day 
           F# 
The grave denied  

{Instrumental} 

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{Break 2} 

G#m 
Run and see the stone has rolled away behold the way 
G#m 
They're trembling in terror at the grave 

(Is this an empty promise, that we've been waiting for? 
Because I'm so afraid to get my hopes up anymore 
Is this a cruel illusion? Or could it really be 
The miracle of miracles unfolding right in front or me?) 


 
E 
Blinding angel, white as lightning 
                     F# 
Violent earthquakes, do not fear 
E 
Why seek the living among the dead? 
  E               F# 
Behold, he is not here 

F#  C#  F#  C#          G# 
Glory!  Glory! Hope is alive 
           Bbm             F# 
And lifted up, before your eyes 
       G#      C#                    
Waking all the world, open gates to paradise 
         Bbm            G# 
Now it's done, life has come 
          Bb 
Death has died 
F#     G#             F#            C#  G# 
Easter glory, what an ending to the story 
F#  G#    C# 
My son, arise!  

{Solo} 

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C#m         A 
Early misty morning 
               C#m 
Just before the dawn 
   A             G#m         C#m 
An empty tomb, a broken body gone 
C#m                     A 
Thieves have done their bidding 
                   C#m 
Before the light of day 
         A             G#        C#m 
They've stolen Him and taken Him away 
 

 
       C#m      
Let me break apart 
    A                   E         
The secrets you've held in your heart 
C#m     
Awaken now 
A4   A 
Remember 
A         C#m   
Words you hid away 
  A               E              C#m 
A promise to rise after the third day 
      
It's me 
          A4  A 
Do you remember? 
 

 
C#m                  A 
All the things we'd hoped for 
                 C#m 
And waited for so long 
    A                        C#m 
The kingdom of deliverance is gone 
C#m           A                            C#m 
Faded like a candle snuffed out to kill the light 
    A            G#            C#m 
The morning runs away into the night 
 

 
C#m      Em    D 
Let me break apart 
     C                  G       D 
The secrets you've held in your heart 
  Em    D 
Awaken now 
  C4  C 
Remember 
C      D   Em  D 
Words you hid away 
   C               G     D         Em 
My promise to rise after the third day 
     D 
It's me 
         C4  C      D4  D 
Do you remember? Remember 
 

 
C   G  C   G            D 
Glory! Glory! Hope is alive 
           Em              C 
And lifted up, before your eyes 
       D        G                   F 
Waking all the world, open gates to paradise 
         Em              D 
Now it's done, life has come 
           A7 
Death has died 
 

 
C   G  C   G            D 
Glory! Glory! Hope is alive 
           Em              C 
And lifted up, before your eyes 
       D        G                   F 
Waking all the world, open gates to paradise 
         Em              D 
Now it's done, life has come 
           A7 
Death has died 
 

Outro 

C      D4  D           C             G  D 
Easter glory, what an ending to the story 
C   D4  D  G 
My son, arise!