Verse 1:
E A2 E
On yonder hill, the darkness flew
E Bsus4
The morning broke in light and dew
E A2 E
When day had come again anew
C#m Bsus4 E
All we sinners sang
Verse 2:
E A2 E
In muck and mire, our wretched souls
E Bsus4
Had fallen to the depths below
E A2 E
Hell deserved, but there was hope
C#m Bsus4 E
All we sinners sang
Chorus:
A C#m
Saved, we are saved
E Bsus4
The gates of heaven wide open
A C#m
Saved, we are saved
E Bsus4
The keys to the grave have been stolen
Verse 3:
E A2 E
What could ever pay the cost
E Bsus4
On Calvary's hill, there rose a cross
E A2 E
And could it be that evil lost
C#m Bsus4 E
All we sinners sang
E Bsus4 E
And all we sinners sang
Chorus:
A C#m
Saved, we are saved
E Bsus4
The gates of heaven wide open
A C#m
Saved, we are saved
E Bsus4
The keys to the grave have been stolen, stolen
Instrumental (x2):
C#m ||| A2 ||| E ||| Bsus4 |||
Verse 4:
E A2 E
The crimson river, like a flood
E Bsus4
Came washing over all of us
C#m A2 E
It swallowed sin and death right up
C#m Bsus4 E
And all we sinners sang
E Bsus4 E
Yeah, all we sinners sang
Chorus (x2):
A C#m
Saved, we are saved
E Bsus4
The gates of heaven wide open
A C#m
Saved, we are saved
E Bsus4
The keys to the grave have been stolen
Ending:
E A2 E
On yonder hill, where darkness flew
E Bsus4
The morning breaks in light and dew
E A2 E
Day has come again anew
C#m Bsus4 E
All we sinners sing