Verse 1:
C F2 C
On yonder hill, the darkness flew
C Gsus4
The morning broke in light and dew
C F2 C
When day had come again anew
Am Gsus4 C
All we sinners sang
Verse 2:
C F2 C
In muck and mire, our wretched souls
C Gsus4
Had fallen to the depths below
C F2 C
Hell deserved, but there was hope
Am Gsus4 C
All we sinners sang
Chorus:
F Am
Saved, we are saved
C Gsus4
The gates of heaven wide open
F Am
Saved, we are saved
C Gsus4
The keys to the grave have been stolen
Verse 3:
C F2 C
What could ever pay the cost
C Gsus4
On Calvary's hill, there rose a cross
C F2 C
And could it be that evil lost
Am Gsus4 C
All we sinners sang
C Gsus4 C
And all we sinners sang
Chorus:
F Am
Saved, we are saved
C Gsus4
The gates of heaven wide open
F Am
Saved, we are saved
C Gsus4
The keys to the grave have been stolen, stolen
Instrumental (x2):
Am ||| F2 ||| C ||| Gsus4 |||
Verse 4:
C F2 C
The crimson river, like a flood
C Gsus4
Came washing over all of us
Am F2 C
It swallowed sin and death right up
Am Gsus4 C
And all we sinners sang
C Gsus4 C
Yeah, all we sinners sang
Chorus (x2):
F Am
Saved, we are saved
C Gsus4
The gates of heaven wide open
F Am
Saved, we are saved
C Gsus4
The keys to the grave have been stolen
Ending:
C F2 C
On yonder hill, where darkness flew
C Gsus4
The morning breaks in light and dew
C F2 C
Day has come again anew
Am Gsus4 C
All we sinners sing