When the Sky Turned Dark (Easter Ballad)

[Verse 1] When the sky turned dark and the ground went still You hung there silent on that hard old hill They rolled the stone in place and called it the end But mercy kept breathing in the hearts of men [Pre-Chorus] Friday held its shadow cold on every face Hope looked small and trembling in that borrowed place But the night was never strong enough to stay Something in the waiting was already awake [Chorus] When the sky turned dark You stayed in love When the stone was sealed You rose above When the sky turned dark Heaven heard our cry (Heaven heard our cry) And the grave lost hold on life [Verse 2] Mary at the doorway with her hands of dust Peter with his question trembling under trust All the broken stories all the wounded years Gathered in the silence and the falling tears [Pre-Chorus] Then a wind like promise moved across the dawn All the old fear shaking all the chains undone The sealed-up sorrow split by holy flame And the name of Jesus filled the air again [Chorus] When the sky turned dark You stayed in love When the stone was sealed You rose above When the sky turned dark Heaven heard our cry (Heaven heard our cry) And the grave lost hold on life [Bridge] Now we walk through ashes with a lifted face Every wound can meet You every loss find grace Death has lost its thunder the tomb is not our home You are the living Savior and we are not alone [Final Chorus] When the sky turned dark You stayed in love When the stone was sealed You rose above When the sky turned dark Heaven heard our cry (Heaven heard our cry) And the grave lost hold on life When the sky turned dark the morning came Every fear was silenced by Your holy name When the sky turned dark You broke the night (You broke the night) And every heart now sings alive