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