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Christ Is Alive

Verse 1

Verse 1

Verse 1

Christ is alive!

Let Christians sing.

His cross stands empty to the sky.

Let streets and homes with praises ring.

His love in death shall never die.

Verse 2

Verse 2

Verse 2

Christ is alive!

No longer bound

To distant years in Palestine,

He comes to claim the here and now

And conquer every place and time.

Verse 3

Verse 3

Verse 3

In every insult,

rift, and war

Where color, scorn or wealth divide,

He suffers still, yet loves the more,

And lives, though ever crucified.

Verse 4

Verse 4

Verse 4

Christ is alive!

Ascended Lord

He rules the world His Father made,

Till, in the end, His love adored

Shall be to all on earth displayed.