FIRSTBORN FROM THE GRAVE

Firstborn From the Grave is a Christian worship song celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ as the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep and the firstborn from among the dead. Inspired by 1 Corinthians 15:20-23 and Colossians 1:18, the song begins at the garden tomb, where Jesus was laid in burial cloths before rising victorious over death. Through the imagery of the sealed grave, the dawn of resurrection morning and the earth surrendering its dead, the lyrics contrast humanity's long history of mortality with Christ's triumph over the grave. The song then looks beyond Easter morning to the promised resurrection of believers, when the trumpet will sound and those who belong to Christ will be raised at His coming. Firstborn From the Grave emphasizes that Jesus' resurrection is both a historical victory and the guarantee of the future resurrection of His people. It is a declaration of Easter hope, celebrating the risen King whose victory assures believers that death will not have the final word.

1 Corinthians 15:20-23, Colossians 1:18, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

Lyrics

The garden kept a silent tomb
Cut deep inside the stone
Where wrapped in linen heaven's King
Lay buried and alone
The spices sealed what grief believed
Was hope beneath the clay
But life was stirring in the dark
Preparing for the day

Firstborn from the grave
The stone was rolled away
The night of death was overthrown
The dawn has come to stay
The grave has lost its claim
Death trembles at His name
And every tomb will hear the call
Firstborn from the grave

For centuries the earth received
The breath it could not keep
The kings and prophets of the dust
Were laid in silent sleep
But when the Father called His Son
The sealed rock rolled aside
The ground that claimed a thousand lives
Released the Lord of life

Firstborn from the grave
The stone was rolled away
The night of death was overthrown
The dawn has come to stay
The grave has lost its claim
Death trembles at His name
And every tomb will hear the call
Firstborn from the grave

The soil remembers every name
The dust will rise again
The trumpet splits the waiting sky
The saints awaken then
The earth will shake with living sound
The sealed graves open wide
The risen King will call His own
And death itself will hide

Firstborn from the grave
The stone was rolled away
The night of death was overthrown
The dawn has come to stay
The grave has lost its claim
Death trembles at His name
And every tomb will hear the call
Firstborn from the grave

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Song Credits

Lyrics by Shimron Fernando
Music and production by Gresha Schuilling
Mastering by Shimron Fernando