This page is provided so that you can hear the tunes of items which we use in church. Mostly they are written by the vicar. Please note that they are copyright - we are very happy to give permission to you to use them, but we would like to hear about it. Please include any use on your Christian Copyright Licence returns.
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- the story,
- the sheet music,
- media player.
He's alive!
He's alive!
He's alive! He's alive!
He's risen, and he's alive!
He's alive! He's alive!
Yes! Jesus, alive today!
Why did the women look for him among the dead?
Why did they not remember what he said?
The Son of Man must be denied,
given up and crucified,
then be raised from death and sent ahead.
He's alive! ...
Why were his first disciples so downcast, confused?
Did they not hear him say he'd be accused?
For Jesus would be crucified,
only then be glorified,
resurrection pow'r and life infused.
He's alive! ...
It's true! The Lord has risen and appeared to men.
It's true! They saw him living there and then.
And we can meet him here today,
follow him and walk his way,
till the day that Jesus comes again.
He's alive! ...
Words and tune copyright © John Hartley 2008.
Based on Luke 24:5-8 & 13-31.
Story behind the song
Another song about the fact that Jesus really is alive, the evidence of the first witnesses, and the consequence that we can be sure and can meet him for ourselves. It may be a standard message, but it's still true and needs saying in lots of new ways - for he's alive!
John Hartley.
Windows Media Player. When you click the left-hand "play" button your computer should have started to play the tune. If it didn't, you might be able to get the tune by clicking here, or by right-clicking the link, choosing "save target as", saving it onto your computer, and then opening it with a music-playing program.
Please remember that a midi file of a tune isn't supposed to be a state-of-the-art musical arrangement - it is only supposed to give a basic idea of how the tune goes. Any reasonable organist / keyboard player / music group could make it sound far better.