I've knelt at the cross held his burnished feet I have embraced the body lifeless in my arms I laid his head upon his pillow so gently And watched the stone be rolled
Living not dead giving I said
Christ lives in me
Rise above, rise above it all Rise above, rise above it all When are we going to rise above it all?
I watched and I prayed and I fell asleep again When I awoke there was no sign of Him The tomb it was empty no body no sign And I fell to the earth defeated and I cried
Why do you weep? Where have they laid him? He spoke my name Promised to never forsake us.
I laid his head upon his pillow so gently And watched the stone be rolled The tomb it was empty no body no sign And I fell to the earth defeated and I cried
