BECAUSE HE LIVES

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4/4 William J. Gaither
Unhurried, with freedom Arranged by Mark Hayes

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God sent His Son they called Him Je - sus: He came to love, heal, and for-

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give. He lived and died to buy my par - don an emp-ty grave is there to

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prove my Sa-vior lives.

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How sweet to hold a new-born ba - by. And feel the pride and joy He gives;

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that great-er still the calm as - sur - ance, this child can face un - cer-tain days be-

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cause He lives.
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Be-cause He lives I can face to - mor - row; Be-cause He lives all fear is

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gone; Be-cause I know He holds the fu - ture, And life is worth the li-ving
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fear is gone; Because I know He holds the fu - ture, And life is worth the li-ving

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poco rit. a tempo
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just be-cause He lives. And then one day I’ll cross the riv - er;
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I’ll fight life’s fi - nal war with pain. And then as death gives way to vic - t’ry.

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poco rit. Stately slowing molto rit.
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I’ll see the lights of glo- ry and I’ll know He lives. I’ll know He lives. Be-cause he

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lives I can face to - mor - row; Be-cause He lives all fear is gone;

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Be-cause I know He holds the fu - ture, and life is worth the li- ving,

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worth the li- ving, worth the li- ving just be- cause He lives. I know my
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worth the li- ving, worth the li- ving just be- cause He I know my Je-sus lives.

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Je-sus lives. My Re-deem- er lives.
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I know He lives. My Re-deem- er lives.

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