Joe Henson, III To Live Is Christ Kevin Inafuku

A hymn based on Philippians 1:21 and in memory of Pastor Don Eckert:

  
Devoted husband, loving father, true friend, gracious mentor, & faithful servant of Christ.

    
   

 
     

  
D E 7/D Bm E m7/D

1. In ev - ’ry hard - ship that we face, Christ’s faith - ful

2. When pain and loss un - set - tle life, when u - ni -

              
3. Count all as loss save know - ing Christ, our bur - den -

    
4. Em - brace the hope that makes us strong, and bold - ly


A sus F /B  F  m7/A
    
       
E m7/D A Bm G E m/G

        
A sus/D

     
ser - vants must em - brace a truth at times mis - un - der - stood: life is not
ty is torn by strife, when bi - tter bit - ing tem - pests blow, and sor - rows


     
bear - ing sac - ri - fice. His mer - it is our on - ly plea, both now and

                    
sing this pil - grim song. Re - joice! For Christ our ris - en King has con - quered

     
D/F  A/C 

           
A 7sus/G A A sus A/E G/D

           
fair, but God is good! So, for His glo - ry we pro -
wreck the peace we know. When all else fails, this truth re -

                  
through e - ter - ni - ty. Take up the cross that bears His

  
death and crushed its sting. Join saints a - bove in this re -


A/C 
 
             
D A sus/E B m7/A A D

     
claim:
mains:

      
         
“To live is Christ; to die is gain. To live is

 
name:

   
frain:


F 7
         
        
G Bm A sus B m7/G A D

        

                    
Christ; to die is gain. To live is Christ; to die is gain.”

   
© 2023 by The Wilds. All rights reserved.
Official permission to use the hymns posted is granted under the following conditions:
(a) The hymns are not to be altered in any way,
(b) The hymns are to be distributed free of charge, and (c) recognition is to be given to the author and composer.