Christ truly did rise from the dead! This song says so! But more importantly, the Scriptures say so.
lyrics
If Jesus didn't rise from the grave, if in that cold dark tomb He stayed,
Then my faith is in vain, why am I calling upon a dead name?
If He didn't rise from the grave.
And if He didn't die for my sin, then three days later rise again,
Then go ahead and pass me a drink, cause when I die I'm just gonna sit in the ground and stink,
If Jesus didn't rise from the grave.
Oh but He did, and it's a graceful mystery, why He gave His life for me, rose to give eternity, He's the firstfruits for you and me, oh yes He did!
If it's all just a fairy-tale, if he didn't tear apart that veil,
Then I'm still stuck in my sin, I'd be too defiled to enter in,
If Jesus didn't tear up that old veil.
Oh but He did, He made a way for me, to approach the throne boldly, He became my High Priest, the perfect go-between, oh yes He did!
If Jesus didn't live the perfect life, if He wasn't a holy sacrifice,
Then in myself I would boast, I would still be offering up my sheep and my goats! If He wasn't a holy sacrifice...
Oh but He was, He was the Great I Am, became the sacrificial lamb, and welcomed me into His fam, that's short for family people... Oh yes He did!
He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, proved Himself with miracles, became our sacrifice, oh how He died.
He spent three days in the grave, but that's not where He stayed, so don't pity me 'cause I'm saved... He rose again!
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