Zion's Harp ‎#120

120. Jesus lives! I live with Him

1 Jesus lives! I live with Him.
Death no more my soul shall frighten.
Now He lives, and at His call,
From death’s sleep I shall awaken;
I am glorified in Thee;
This my confidence shall be.

2 Jesus lives! O’er all the world
Pow’r supreme to Him is given.
With my Saviour I shall live;
I shall reign with Him in heaven.
Thus in God confiding still;
He His promise will fulfill.

3 Jesus lives! Do not despair,
He shall show His great compassion
To the sinner who repents;
Perfect shall be his remission.
Thou shalt hear the sinner’s plea;
This my confidence shall be.

4 Jesus lives! And I shall find
Life in Him and full salvation.
Ne’er oppose Him; He shall then
Make your heart His habitation.
Weakness is o’ercome in Thee;
This my confidence shall be.

5 Jesus lives! No pow’r of night
From the Lord my soul shall sever.
Sorrows may come o’er the way,
Yet I’ll cling to Him forever.
Light and faith I find in thee;
This my confidence shall be.

6 Jesus lives! Henceforth is death
But the gate to life immortal;
This shall calm my trembling breath,
When I pass its gloomy portal.
Faith shall cry, as fails each sense:
Jesus is my confidence.

7 Jesus, my Redeemer, lives!
Hence I shall to life awaken.
O what joy this message gives!
How then can my hope be shaken?
For how could our blessed Head
Rise and leave His members dead?

8 By the bond of hope and love
I am bound unto the Master.
Faith looks up to Him above,
Rests on Him through all disaster.
Even death now cannot keep
From my Shepherd me, His sheep.

9 Who here suffers, sighs, and yearns,
There will walk in glorious splendor;
Here my flesh to dust returns,
There it will arise in grandeur.
Sown here in mortality;
There it’s risen gloriously.

10 Then rejoice, His children dear,
In His guidance and protection;
Death may come, but do not fear:
There shall be a resurrection
When the final trump shall call,
From the graves awaking all!

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus lives! I live with Him
• Author: Christian Fürchtegott Gellert
• Author: Otto von Schwerin
• Publication Date: 2003

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