I Saw Him

| Am | G | F | Em | | Dm | C | G | Am | | Am | F | Am | F | Am My name is not important F But by a story you must hear Am I've been in Judea F For five long years Dm I am an Roman soldier Bb Centurion of strength Dm And though I've been around the world Bb I've never seen such things Am As I saw in the man Jesus F The carpenter's son Am I'd always seem to like F Though we spoke only once Dm The crowds were getting larger Bb Everywhere he was heard Dm I feared there might be trouble Bb Though something in his words Am Gave me a sense of peace F That seemed to ease my mind Am As I saw him with the leper F The lame and the blind Dm And I'm not concerned anymore Bb With what you might believe Dm All I can do Bb C Is tell you what I've seen F C Bb C I saw him heal them F C Bb C With the touch of his hand F C Bb And I saw him feed five-thousand Dm C F C Bb Surely he's more than just a man Dm C As surely as I saw him | F | Am | F | Am | Am Then they brought him to us F It was a strange thing indeed Am They said he spread rebellion F And though we disagreed Dm To appease them we scourge him Bb And crowned him with thorns Dm Oh I've never seen a man Bb So beaten and so torn Am Then Pilate did present him F Behold the man you know Am So severely punished F We thought they'd let him go Dm But the crowd became a demon Bb I'll never understand Dm They all cried "Crucify Bb C Crucify him" F C Bb C And I saw him dying F C Bb C I put the nails in his hands F C Bb I saw him forgive us one-and-all Dm C F C Bb Surely this man was the son of God Dm C As surely as I saw him | F | Am | F | Am | Am What I must now tell you F Is the strangest thing of all Am We thought that it was over F I even mourned the loss Dm And I sent my finest soldiers Bb To closely guard the tomb Dm For the people feared that thieves would try Bb His body to exhume Am But what is this I hear now F It cannot be a lie Am But even my own soldiers said Bb the stone just rolled aside Dm And the man named Jesus Bb Stepped from the tomb he came Dm No his body is not stolen Bb C He is risen from the grave F C Bb C And I saw him living again F C Bb C I saw the marks in his hands F C Bb I saw him look into my eyes Dm C F C Bb Surely Jesus is ri - isen F C Bb C I saw him living again F C Bb C I saw the marks in his hands F C Bb I saw him look into my eyes Dm C F C Bb F Surely Jesus is ri - isen