[VERSE 1]
They sealed the tomb with borrowed stone
Rome’s cold mark on flesh and bone
The Author of breath lay still in clay
Creation watched its Maker slain
The weight of wrath had run its course
Justice poured with holy force
The Lamb cried “Finished” in the dark
Heaven waiting for the spark
[PRE-CHORUS]
For sin was judged, the record read
The full demand of law was met
But death mistook that silent breath
For final word and rightful debt
[CHORUS]
The grave could not hold Him
When the Father raised the Son
The stone became a doorway
And redemption was begun
Delivered for our trespass
Raised that we stand justified
The cross fulfilled the payment
The resurrection God’s reply
The grave could not hold Him
[VERSE 2]
Declared the Son in power revealed
Not by sword nor earthly shield
But by the Spirit breaking ground
Where death once claimed its final ground
Firstfruits rising from the dust
Second Adam, strong and just
The garden wakes beneath His tread
Life has entered what was dead
[PRE-CHORUS]
No accusation left to speak
No chain remains on those who seek
The Judge Himself has justified
The crucified now glorified
[CHORUS]
The grave could not hold Him
When the Father raised the Son
The stone became a doorway
And redemption was begun
Delivered for our trespass
Raised that we stand justified
The cross fulfilled the payment
The resurrection God’s reply
The grave could not hold Him
[BRIDGE]
The gavel fell, the debt was done
The Righteous One was raised as Son
Wrath exhausted, mercy won
The victory of the Holy One
Let every throne and power proclaim
Death has lost its rightful claim
When God declared the Risen Son
He spoke that word for us
[FINAL CHORUS]
The grave could not hold Him
No empire, throne, or claim
When the Father raised the Holy Son
Death bowed before His name
Delivered for our trespass
Raised that we stand justified
The cross fulfilled the payment
The resurrection God’s reply
The grave could not hold Him
He lives, and we stand justified
