Lyrics
[VERSE 1]
When Jesus hung upon the tree,
A cry broke out through eternity.
Ooooh-ah-eh-yo, “It is finished,” mercy cried,
And at that word, all darkness died.
[VERSE 1 tail]
The sky was torn, the veil undone,
Oooh-aaah-yeh-ohh, light pouring from the Son.
[PRE-CHORUS]
Oooh-ah-ah-yo-ehh… the night gave way to dawn,
Ae-ee-ohh-aehh… and chains were broken, gone.
[CHORUS]
It is finished - ooo-ahh-ohh, it is done!
Grace poured down through the Risen One.
No more striving, no more pain,
Love has shattered every chain.
Ooohh it is finished - it is done,
Hope is rising with the morning sun.
[VERSE 2]
Some still say, “Not yet, not quite,”
As though His cross waits on our might.
But who are we to shift His Word?
His victory forever stands, assured.
[VERSE 2 tail]
Oooh-ah-yeh-ohh we add no thing to what He gave,
His finished work alone HAS SAVED.
[PRE-CHORUS]
Oooh-ah-ah-yo-ehh… the night gave way to dawn,
Ae-ee-ohh-aehh… and iron shackles gone.
[CHORUS]
It is finished - ooo-ahh-ehh, it is done!
Grace streams down from the Holy One.
No more striving, no more pain,
Love has broken every chain.
Ooohh it is finished - it is done,
Hope is rising with the morning sun.
[BRIDGE - slow, ancient-toned]
Oooh-aaah-ae-ee, let us rest in what He’s done,
Ee-ya-oooh, in the victory He won.
Ooo-ohh-aeh His promise deep and true,
Ee-ahh-ae His word will carry through.
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK - EXTENDED]
[VERSE 3]
No chosen heart will slip away,
His voice still calls the ones that stray.
Oooh the Shepherd holds us near,
His finished work dissolves all fear.
[PRE-CHORUS]
Oooh-ah-ah-yo-ehh… the night gave way to dawn,
Ae-ee-ohh-aehh… and death’s dominion gone.
[FINAL CHORUS - widest, fullest version]
It is finished - ooo-ahh-ehh-yo, it is done!
Chains lie broken by the Holy Son.
We stand redeemed, restored anew,
Grace eternal, ancient, true.
Ooohh it is finished - it is done,
Hope is rising like the morning sun.
[EXTENDED OUTRO]
Finished… finished… oooh it is finished…
Finished… finished… oooh it is finished…
Aaaah-YEH-ohhhh-ahhhh…
Oooh-ahh-yo-ehh… Ae-ee-ohh-aehh…
Finished… finished… oooh it is finished…
Finished… finished… oooh it is finished…
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