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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
Original Language: German
Language: English
Publication Date: 2003
Notes: Authors: Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, Otto von Schwerin
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