Verse 1:
B E2 B
On yonder hill, the darkness flew
B F#sus4
The morning broke in light and dew
B E2 B
When day had come again anew
G#m F#sus4 B
All we sinners sang
Verse 2:
B E2 B
In muck and mire, our wretched souls
B F#sus4
Had fallen to the depths below
B E2 B
Hell deserved, but there was hope
G#m F#sus4 B
All we sinners sang
Chorus:
E G#m
Saved, we are saved
B F#sus4
The gates of heaven wide open
E G#m
Saved, we are saved
B F#sus4
The keys to the grave have been stolen
Verse 3:
B E2 B
What could ever pay the cost
B F#sus4
On Calvary's hill, there rose a cross
B E2 B
And could it be that evil lost
G#m F#sus4 B
All we sinners sang
B F#sus4 B
And all we sinners sang
Chorus:
E G#m
Saved, we are saved
B F#sus4
The gates of heaven wide open
E G#m
Saved, we are saved
B F#sus4
The keys to the grave have been stolen, stolen
Instrumental (x2):
G#m ||| E2 ||| B ||| F#sus4 |||
Verse 4:
B E2 B
The crimson river, like a flood
B F#sus4
Came washing over all of us
G#m E2 B
It swallowed sin and death right up
G#m F#sus4 B
And all we sinners sang
B F#sus4 B
Yeah, all we sinners sang
Chorus (x2):
E G#m
Saved, we are saved
B F#sus4
The gates of heaven wide open
E G#m
Saved, we are saved
B F#sus4
The keys to the grave have been stolen
Ending:
B E2 B
On yonder hill, where darkness flew
B F#sus4
The morning breaks in light and dew
B E2 B
Day has come again anew
G#m F#sus4 B
All we sinners sing