{"id":229,"date":"2011-02-16T02:33:13","date_gmt":"2011-02-16T02:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dramateam.org\/beta\/?p=229"},"modified":"2011-02-16T02:33:13","modified_gmt":"2011-02-16T02:33:13","slug":"hes-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dramateam.org\/beta\/2011\/02\/16\/hes-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"He’s Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"

He\u2019s Alive<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nBy David Phelps<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(0:19) The gates and doors were barred<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nAnd all the windows fastened down<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nI spent the night in sleeplessness<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nAnd rose at every sound<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nHalf in hope of sorrow<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nAnd half in fear the day<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nWould find the soldiers breakin’ through<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nTo drag us all away<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(0:42) And just before the sunrise<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nI heard something at the wall<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nThe gate began to rattle<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nAnd a voice began to call<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nI hurried to the window<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nLooked down into the street<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nExpecting swords and torches<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nAnd the sound of soldiers’ feet<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(1:07) But there was no one there but Mary<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nSo I went down to let her in<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nJohn stood there beside me<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nAs she told me where she’d been<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nShe said they’ve moved Him in the night<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nAnd none of us know where<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nThe stone’s been rolled away<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nAnd now His body isn’t there<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(1:28) We both ran towards the garden<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nThen John ran on ahead<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nWe found the stone and empty tomb<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nJust the way that Mary said<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nBut the winding sheet they wrapped Him in<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nWas just an empty shell<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nAnd how or where they’d taken Him<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nWas more than I could tell<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(1:54) Oh something strange had happened there<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nJust what I did not know<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nJohn believed a miracle<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nBut I just turned to go<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nCircumstance and speculation<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nCouldn’t lift me very high<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n‘Cause I’d seen them crucify Him<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nThen I saw Him die<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(2:20) Back inside the house again<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nThe guilt and anguish came<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nEverything I’d promised Him<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nJust added to my shame<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nWhen at last it came to choices<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nI denied I knew His name<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nAnd even if He was alive<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nIt wouldn’t be the same<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(2:46) But suddenly the air was filled<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nWith a strange and sweet perfume<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nLight that came from everywhere<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nDrove shadows from the room<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nAnd Jesus stood before me<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nWith His arms held open wide<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nAnd I fell down on my knees<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nAnd I just clung to Him and cried<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(3:11) Then He raised me to my feet<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nAnd as I looked into His eyes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nThe love was shining out from Him<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nLike sunlight from the skies<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nGuilt in my confusion<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nDisappeared in sweet release<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nAnd every fear I ever had<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nJust melted into peace<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(3:45) He’s alive, He’s alive, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nHe’s alive and I’m forgiven<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nHeaven’s gates are open wide<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nHe’s alive yes He’s alive<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nHe’s alive and I’m forgiven<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nHeaven’s gates are open wide<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nHe’s alive Hallelujah He’s alive Praise the Lord<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nHe’s alive and I’m forgiven<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nHeaven’s gates are open wide<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nHe’s alive He’s alive He’s alive<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nHe’s alive<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

He\u2019s Alive By David Phelps (0:19) The gates and doors were barred And all the windows fastened down I spent the night in sleeplessness And rose at every sound Half in hope of sorrow And half in fear the day Would find the soldiers breakin’ through To drag us all away (0:42) And just before…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5104,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lyrics"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dramateam.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mainbanner2025.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dramateam.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dramateam.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dramateam.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dramateam.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dramateam.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dramateam.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":230,"href":"https:\/\/dramateam.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions\/230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dramateam.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dramateam.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dramateam.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dramateam.org\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}