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