Needless to say, with all of these circumstances, this song has been kind of at the 'forefront' so to speak. :) I hope that the words to this song will be a blessing to you as they have been to me . . .
Because He Lives
God sent His son, they called Him, Jesus;
He came to love, heal and forgive;
He lived and died to buy my pardon,
An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives!
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives, all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living, Just because He lives!
How sweet to hold a newborn baby,
And feel the pride and joy he gives;
But greater still the calm assurance:
This child can face uncertain days because He Lives!
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives, all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living, Just because He lives!
And then one day, I'll cross the river,
I'll fight life's final war with pain;
And then, as death gives way to vict'ry,
I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know He lives!
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives, all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living, Just because He lives!
Words and music by William J. Gaither
What hope and what truth these words hold! Because He lives! Life is indeed worth living because our Savior lives . . . there is no need to fear, because our Redeemer lives . . . we can look forward to each new day, because we know our loving Shepherd lives. He lives and He reigns above all else, and He is indeed our peace, our comfort, our joy, our rest, our guide, our refuge, our hope, our strength. And with each passing day of our lives here on earth, we can look forward with expectant hope to being with our wonderful Savior and Lord in heaven! What a day that will be!
-Posted by Sarah
We sing this hymn too Sarah & I love the last verse in particular. God bless Marie x
ReplyDeleteThat is my favorite hymn!! Thank-you for posting it.
ReplyDelete~Desiree~
This hymn holds special meaning to me. We sang this hymn a few weeks ago in the waiting room in the Pediatric Intensive Care after my newborn nephew-Gideon's heart surgery. He died a few days later, but we know that he is not in any pain anymore and we will see him again one day!
ReplyDeleteI found your blog while looking for directions to make a bible cover and I am following now. Thanks!
Thank you for your comment, Marie! :) The last verse is beautiful . . . I love it as well!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Desiree! It is one of my top favorites as well. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing that, PACountry! I’m sure the song is bittersweet and holds sad memories, but then there is also joy and comfort in knowing that little Gideon no longer has to suffer pain and that you will see him again. What a special thing to look forward to!
ReplyDeleteThat hymn is one of my fravourites, so much so that's it' my blog name!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to our blog, Clare, and thank you for your comment! This is a beautiful hymn, and that's neat that you used it for your blog name. :)
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