v.1
On the day that he died, we carried him gently,
To the tomb of a friend, and we laid him inside.
But today, he was gone and a man asked us boldy,
Why we sought ‘mongst the dead, for the one who’s alive.

(chorus)
Glorious, morning light is upon us.
Our fear and doubt have fled with the dawn.
Jesus Christ is risen, indeed!
For Messiah is God’s own son.

v.2
On the road to Emmaus we were met by a stranger.
And he spoke from the scriptures with wisdom and might.
As he taught us we realized that this was the master,
As if we had been blind and he’d given us sight.

v.3
Once this heart, like a tomb, was stone cold and empty.
Only sin, doubt and darkness would venture inside.
‘Til that wonderful moment he entered like daybreak,
Turned dead stone into flesh and filled me with life.

(after last verse chorus)
Glorious, morning light is within me.
My fear and doubt have fled with the dawn.
Jesus Christ is risen, indeed!
For Messiah is God’s own son.

words & music by marc heinrich
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