Heaven's gates were closed and there seemed to be no hope for fallen man We were prisoners of our sin With no way to enter in but God had a plan The Father knew there had to be a perfect sacrifice So Jesus came, a cross was raised and when He laid down His life Wide open, wide open They nailed His arms wide open After three days in a cold grave the power of sin was broken Now with outstretched arms He welcomes in Everyone who trusts in Him His nail-scarred hands hold heaven's gates wide open For so long my eyes were closed I couldn't see a way of hope For someone like me And in my despair I cried There's got to be more to this life Lord help me please And the Father said There had to be a perfect sacrifice That's why Jesus came, a cross was raised and He laid down His life repeat chorus For every weary heart that aches For every dream this world will break There's a promise in its place God has made a way repeat chorus