Verse 1:
G# C#2 G#
On yonder hill, the darkness flew
G# D#sus4
The morning broke in light and dew
G# C#2 G#
When day had come again anew
Fm D#sus4 G#
All we sinners sang
Verse 2:
G# C#2 G#
In muck and mire, our wretched souls
G# D#sus4
Had fallen to the depths below
G# C#2 G#
Hell deserved, but there was hope
Fm D#sus4 G#
All we sinners sang
Chorus:
C# Fm
Saved, we are saved
G# D#sus4
The gates of heaven wide open
C# Fm
Saved, we are saved
G# D#sus4
The keys to the grave have been stolen
Verse 3:
G# C#2 G#
What could ever pay the cost
G# D#sus4
On Calvary's hill, there rose a cross
G# C#2 G#
And could it be that evil lost
Fm D#sus4 G#
All we sinners sang
G# D#sus4 G#
And all we sinners sang
Chorus:
C# Fm
Saved, we are saved
G# D#sus4
The gates of heaven wide open
C# Fm
Saved, we are saved
G# D#sus4
The keys to the grave have been stolen, stolen
Instrumental (x2):
Fm ||| C#2 ||| G# ||| D#sus4 |||
Verse 4:
G# C#2 G#
The crimson river, like a flood
G# D#sus4
Came washing over all of us
Fm C#2 G#
It swallowed sin and death right up
Fm D#sus4 G#
And all we sinners sang
G# D#sus4 G#
Yeah, all we sinners sang
Chorus (x2):
C# Fm
Saved, we are saved
G# D#sus4
The gates of heaven wide open
C# Fm
Saved, we are saved
G# D#sus4
The keys to the grave have been stolen
Ending:
G# C#2 G#
On yonder hill, where darkness flew
G# D#sus4
The morning breaks in light and dew
G# C#2 G#
Day has come again anew
Fm D#sus4 G#
All we sinners sing