When darkness veiled the sky the day that Jesus died
In agony upon the bitter cross
They took His body down and laid it in a tomb
His friends believed that everything was lost
But when the third day came, the darkness turned to light
For Mary heard her name and saw the living Christ

Risen
To set the captives free
Risen
To ransom you and me
To bind up every broken heart
To conquer death and sin
Risen
To bring us home again

And in that barren place the world forever changed
For hope was born when Jesus rose that day
And still His wounded hands reveal the love He has
For every fallen soul He came to save
And He will come again, and one by one we’ll rise
To praise His holy name and see the living Christ

Risen
To set the captives free
Risen
To ransom you and me
To bind up every broken heart
To conquer death and sin
Risen
To bring us home again
Alleluia, He lives
Alleluia, He is
Risen

To set the captives free
Oh, He is risen
To ransom you and me
To bind up every broken heart
To conquer death and sin
Risen
To bring us home again

Risen