MacBook Pro -Touchpad & Keyboard Frozen - Can't Unlock

After last using my 13" MacBook Pro, I closed the lid to put it into sleep mode.  When I opened it back up the next morning, I get the screen display, but both the touchpad and the keyboard are frozen.  I can't type in my password and thus can't fully awaken my unit.  My OS is fully up to date.
TIA for any and all tips.

PROBLEM SOLVED:
First, understand that when it comes to Mac's, I'm still a real novice/noob, having been on the MS side of the house since ACSII days.  Yes, I have an iPhone and an iPad, but this is a little different.
I opened the lid and first tried Control+R to get to the IOS, which didn't work.  The MacBook went back to sleep.  I then woke it back up and immediately did what I presumed was a shutdown method only good on Windows machines: I pressed the ON/OFF switch and held it down, to force a shut down.
It worked! Computer shut down, I rebooted and all is well.  Thanks dominic, you started me thinking on some things, and I figured "well, why not, what's the worst that could happen?"

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