[Verse 1] They left their nets and family names, Their daily work, their settled ways, To follow where the Master led, With trusting hearts and lifted heads. But when the cross took Him away, Their hope went dim beneath the gray, They carried grief they could not hide, And wondered where their faith had gone. [Chorus] Indeed, the Lord has been lifted up, The stone is rolled away. What seemed like night has turned to dawn, And mercy meets the day. Take courage, friends, your tears are known, Your wounded hearts can rest; The risen Christ has called your name, And hope has done the rest. [Verse 2] Mary wept beside the grave, Until He spoke her name with grace. And Peter, bowed beneath regret, Found love was waiting for him yet. Two travelers walked the Emmaus road, With heavy hearts and sorrow's load, Until their weary eyes could see The living Lord had walked with them. [Chorus] Indeed, the Lord has been lifted up, The stone is rolled away. What seemed like night has turned to dawn, And mercy meets the day. Take courage, friends, your tears are known, Your wounded hearts can rest; The risen Christ has called your name, And hope has done the rest. [Instrumental Interlude] [Bridge] No sacrifice is lost in Him, No faithful tear falls unnoticed. When love is bruised and courage bends, The risen One still gathers friends. [Final Chorus] Indeed, the Lord has been lifted up, Let every heart believe. The hands once pierced now bless the world, The broken can receive. Take courage, friends, your tears are known, Your wounded hearts can rest; The risen Christ has called your name, And hope has done the rest. [Outro] Indeed, the Lord has been lifted up, And hope has done the rest.
