Because He Lives

70 freely (Soprano/Tenor Duet)

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rubato
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rubato 1. Be - cause he lives, Be - cause he rose in migh - ty tri - umph from the

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lives, My heart is filled with peace a - mid a world of

H H

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grave, I put my trust in him, and seek to fol - low him in faith, Be - cause he

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fear, And through the blind - ness of the night, in him I rest se - cure, Be - cause he

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Because He Lives - 1
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lives,

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lives,

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Tenor

rubato Be - cause he lives, I shall find strength to stand a - gainst the temp - ter's

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Be - cause he lives, There is no task so great that I can - not en -

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pow'r, He is my re - fuge and de - fense in ev - 'ry trou - bled hour, Be - cause he

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dure, I bear no heart - ache that his ten - der mer - cy can - not cure, Be - cause he

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Be - cause he lives I can bear what - ev - er bur - den may be

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lives.
(Be - cause he lives, )

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lives.

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Because He Lives - 2
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mine, I am en - cir - cled in the arms of love di - vine, Be - cause he lives,

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Be - cause he

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Be - cause he lives he will ban - ish ev - 'ry sha - dow of my pain, Ev - 'ry

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lives,

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sor - row will be swal - lowed up in him, For in his hand is heal - ing for the

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H H H H, H H H F
wea - ry soul, This I know, Be - cause he lives.

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This I know, Be - cause he lives.

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2. Be - cause he lives.

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lives. Be - cause he lives, I will fear no

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Be - cause he lives, I will walk in light,

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dark - ness, Be - cause he lives, I will praise his

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Because He Lives - 4
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Be - cause he lives, hope shines ev - er bright, Be - cause he lives, I will seek his

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kind - ness,

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right - eous - ness, Be - cause he

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Be - cause he lives, I'll fol - low where he leads,

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lives, I shall con - quer e - ven death, And I shall live be - cause he

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And I shall live be - cause he

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Because He Lives - 5
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a tempo

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lives, Be - cause he lives, I will re - joice in Christ, and glo - ri - fy his

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lives, Be - cause he lives, I will glo - ri - fy his

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name, And with the wil - ling voice of gra - ti - tude pro - claim, My Sav - ior

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name,

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lives! Be - cause he lives, He will ban - ish ev - ry sha - dow of my

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Because He Lives - 6 H H
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pain, Ev - 'ry sor - row will be swal - lowed up in him, For in his

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hand is heal - ing for the wea - ry soul, I know, This I

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know, be - cause he lives.

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Because He Lives - 7