[Verse 1] From the first dust of Adam, the sorrow was sown A road marked by weakness, a heart far from home But mercy came nearer than silver or gold A promise of life where the lost could be whole [Pre-Chorus] Not bought by the treasures that fade in our hands But by love that fulfilled what we could not withstand [Chorus] In Christ we are made alive The ransom has opened the door His precious blood gives us hope And death will not hold us anymore Jehovah, our hearts give thanks Jesus, our grateful song will rise Through the gift of a spotless life You have brought us back to life [Verse 2] The ways handed down us had bound every soul With fear and regret, with a debt we could not control Yet the Lamb without blemish gave all that he had To lift us from darkness and make the heart glad [Pre-Chorus] No treasure of earth could purchase this grace But love paid the price and prepared us a place [Chorus] In Christ we are made alive The ransom has opened the door His precious blood gives us hope And death will not hold us anymore Jehovah, our hearts give thanks Jesus, our grateful song will rise Through the gift of a spotless life You have brought us back to life [Instrumental Interlude] [Bridge] Sin may have entered through one man's day But life now reaches us another way Suffering will end, every tear will be gone The promise grows brighter as we journey on [Final Chorus] In Christ we are made alive The ransom has opened the door His precious blood gives us hope And death will not hold us anymore Jehovah, our hearts give thanks Jesus, our grateful song will rise Through the gift of a spotless life You have brought us back to life [Outro] With grateful hearts we remember With peaceful hearts we believe The life given freely in mercy Is the hope that helps us breathe
