He Locked the Gates

Revelations 1: 18

and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

I never thought about this until I heard this song the other day.  When I accepted Christ as my Savior, was baptized and started truly following him, he locked the gates of Hell.  Now I can unlock them, I suppose.  I would have to do a 180 and that is something I don't want to do, nor do I intend to do.  But this song gives us the hope and security that Jesus did save us from eternal damnation!  Give him the glory!

HE LOCKED THE GATES

V1
ONE DAY I HEARD A PREACHER PREACH
HE SAID THIS WORLD WE’RE GONNA LEAVE
AND WHEN WE DIE WE’LL EITHER GO
TO HEAV’N ABOVE OR HELL BELOW
I BOWED MY HEART CONFESSED MY SIN
INVITED JESUS HE CAME IN
THE SAVIOR TURNED ME FROM THE FLAMES
AND WITH A WORD HE LOCKED THE GATES

CHORUS
HE LOCKED THE GATES OF HELL BEHIND ME
AND THEN HE THREW THE KEYS AWAY
O GIVE HIM GLORY
THERE’LL NEVER COME A DAY
I’LL HAVE TO ENTER SUCH A PLACE
FOR THE DAY THAT I GOT SAVED
HE LOCKED THE GATES

V2
NOW I LIVE A LIFE SO FREE
KNOWING JESUS LIVES IN ME
AND WHEN I FAIL I PLEAD THE BLOOD
ALIVE AND WELL IT’S STILL ENOUGH
THEN WHEN THE DEVIL COMES MY WAY
AND SAYS IN HELL FOR SIN I’LL PAY
I POINT HIM TO A RUGGED HILL
AND SAY THANKS TO JESUS I NEVER WILL