O PRAISE THE NAME (Anástasis)
Words and Music by
MARTY SAMPSON, BENJAMIN HASTINGS & DEAN USSHER
♩= 72
| C | Cmaj7/E F | C | Cmaj7/E F |
VERSE 1
C
I cast my mind to Calvary
G Am
Where Jesus bled and died for me
F C/E
I see His wounds, His hands His feet
Gadd4 C Cmaj7/E F
My Saviour on that cursed tree
VERSE 2
C
His body bound and drenched in tears
G Am
They laid Him down in Joseph’s tomb
F C/E
The entrance sealed by heavy stone
G C Cmaj7/E F
Messiah still and all alone
CHORUS
C F C
O praise the name of the Lord our God
Am Gsus G
O praise His name forevermore
C/E F Am
For endless days we will sing Your praise
F G C
Oh Lord, Oh Lord our God
| C | Cmaj7/E F |
VERSE 3
C
Then on the third at break of dawn
G Am
The Son of Heaven rose again
F C/E
O trampled death, where is your sting?
G C Csus C
The angels roar for Christ the King
VERSE 4
He shall return in robes of white
The blazing sun shall pierce the night
And I will rise among the saints
My gaze transfixed on Jesus’ face
INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS
| C | F C | Am | Gsus G |
| C/E | F Am | F G | C |
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