When my life was empty, when my life was dead,
The pain was taking over and I wanted life to end,
It's time to say goodbye for good,
Then one day God showed me, gave me a reason to live,
Showed me there was hope in the love he gives.
Rise - rise and hold your head up high,
Stand - stand you are his child,
We've been in bondage for too long,
It's time to rise up, in him be strong,
We'll leave the past behind,
In him move on,
Rise.
My God is a shield about me and he is the lifter of my head,
Satan tries to cut me down, but my God always protects,
In my God no wickedness is found, and so...
Satan night and day tries to stop me, seeking out to destroy,
My God turns his snare upon himself, rendering null and void.
Rise - rise and hold your head up high,
Stand - stand you are his child,
We've been in bondage for too long,
It's time to rise up, in him be strong,
We'll leave the past behind,
In him move on,
Rise.
Don't despair keep the faith, keep fighting,
In his word be courageous and strong,
We shall have victory it's written, and we are the children of God,
The gates of Hell shall not prevail,
There's a light at the end of the tunnel, a beacon to all who seek,
We shall have victory so soon; soon taste victory.
Rise - rise and hold your head up high,
Stand - stand you are his child,
We've been in bondage for too long,
It's time to rise up, in him be strong,
We'll leave the past behind,
In him move on,
Rise in Jesus Christ.