THE GRAVE COULD NOT HOLD HIM

The Grave Could Not Hold Him is a Christian worship song celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the victory over sin and death accomplished through His crucifixion and resurrection. Drawing on Romans 4:25, the song explores the biblical truth that Jesus was delivered over to death for our sins and raised to life for our justification. The lyrics portray the sealed tomb, the completed sacrifice of Christ and the Father's declaration of victory in raising His Son from the dead. Through the imagery of the fulfilled demands of justice, the cancelled debt of sin and the risen Christ as the firstfruits of the resurrection, the song connects Easter's historical events with their eternal significance for believers. The Grave Could Not Hold Him emphasizes that the resurrection is not merely a triumph over the grave but also the confirmation of Christ's saving work and the foundation of the Christian hope of eternal life. It is a declaration of the gospel, celebrating the risen Savior whose victory assures believers that death does not have the final word.

Romans 4:25, Acts 2:23-24, 1 Corinthians 15:17-20

Lyrics

They sealed the tomb with borrowed stone
Rome's cold mark on flesh and bone
The Author of breath lay still in clay
Creation watched its Maker slain
The weight of wrath had run its course
Justice poured with holy force
The Lamb cried "Finished" in the dark
Heaven waiting for the spark

For sin was judged, the record read
The full demand of law was met
But death mistook that silent breath
For final word and rightful debt

The grave could not hold Him
When the Father raised the Son
The stone became a doorway
And redemption was begun
Delivered for our trespass
Raised that we stand justified
The cross fulfilled the payment
The resurrection God's reply
The grave could not hold Him

Declared the Son in power revealed
Not by sword nor earthly shield
But by the Spirit breaking ground
Where death once claimed its final ground
Firstfruits rising from the dust
Second Adam, strong and just
The garden wakes beneath His tread
Life has entered what was dead

No accusation left to speak
No chain remains on those who seek
The Judge Himself has justified
The crucified now glorified

The grave could not hold Him
When the Father raised the Son
The stone became a doorway
And redemption was begun
Delivered for our trespass
Raised that we stand justified
The cross fulfilled the payment
The resurrection God's reply
The grave could not hold Him
The grave could not hold Him

The gavel fell, the debt was done
The Righteous One was raised as Son
Wrath exhausted, mercy won
The victory of the Holy One
Let every throne and power proclaim
Death has lost its rightful claim
When God declared the Risen Son
He spoke that word for us

The grave could not hold Him
No empire, throne, or claim
When the Father raised the Holy Son
Death bowed before His name
Delivered for our trespass
Raised that we stand justified
The cross fulfilled the payment
The resurrection God's reply
The grave could not hold Him
He lives, and we stand justified

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Song Credits

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