BECAUSE
HE LIVES
“Because I live, you also will live.” John 14:19
"Because He Lives"
lyrics
God sent His son, they called Him Jesus
He came to love, heal, and forgive.
He lived and died to buy my pardon,
An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives.
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
Because He lives, All fear is gone.
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just because He lives.
How sweet to hold a newborn baby,
And feel the pride and joy he gives.
But greater still the calm assurance,
This child can face uncertain days because He lives.
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
Because He lives, All fear is gone.
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just because He lives.
And then one day I'll cross the river,
I'll fight life's final war with pain.
And then as death gives way to victory,
I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know He lives.
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
Because He lives, All fear is gone!
Because I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living just because He lives!
Bill & Gloria Gaither
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWTnLD4wOl0GaitherVEVO
Official video for “Because He Lives [Live]” feat. Allison
Durham Speer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FdqOf5D9eAGaitherVEVO
Official video for “Because He Lives [Live]” feat. Bill
Gaither, Ben Speer, and Guy Penrod
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzf7yYKw5scGaitherVEVO
Official video for “Because He Lives [Live]” feat. Bill
Gaither and Gary McSpadden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Oz_caE8oQEGaitherVEVO
Official video for “Because He Lives [Live]” feat. Gaither
Vocal Band
Gloria explains the circumstances surrounding the time she
wrote the words to "Because He Lives" and then the Gaither Trio sings
it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVvsfvthSOoHeritageSingers
Vintage Heritage Singers singing "Because He Lives"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNRku4JvtboGraceLarsonTheAvaito
Grace Larson Brumley: Because He Lives - Jimmy Swaggart
telecast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPW9xYEyijQCeciliaGospel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M-zwE33zHAEvolsiayTulip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdMOb0VP92gGaitherVEVO
Official video for “Because He Lives [Live]” feat. Charlotte
Ritchie, Ben Speer, Guy Penrod
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75kJ0bWKqVQGuyPenrodSouthernGospel
lyrics
God sent His son, they called Him JesusHe came to love, heal, and forgive.
He lived and died to buy my pardon,
An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives.
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
Because He lives, All fear is gone.
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just because He lives.
How sweet to hold a newborn baby,
And feel the pride and joy he gives.
But greater still the calm assurance,
This child can face uncertain days because He lives.
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
Because He lives, All fear is gone.
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just because He lives.
And then one day I'll cross the river,
I'll fight life's final war with pain.
And then as death gives way to victory,
I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know He lives.
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
Because He lives, All fear is gone!
Because I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living just because He lives!
Today,
millions of Americans and people around the world are coming to love southern
gospel music, and a big reason is the popularity of the Bill and Gloria Gaither
Homecoming concerts and videos.
For more than 40 years, the Gaithers have been
writing and performing Christian songs.
"He Touched Me,"
"There's Something About That Name," and some 600 others are featured
in many church hymnals.
But "Because He Lives" is perhaps the best
known.
In the late 1960s, while expecting their third child, the Gaithers were going through a traumatic time. Their firstborn, Suzanne, was 4, and her sister Amy was three months old. The timing for another baby wasn't ideal. On top of that, Bill was recovering from a bout with mononucleosis.
The breakup of the marriage of Bill's sister, Mary Ann, had left his family devastated. What's more, a close friend's accusation that Bill and Gloria were using their ministry just to make a buck blindsided the couple and plunged Bill into a deep depression.
Gloria also remembers it as a time of fear and sadness. The educational system was being infiltrated with the "God is dead" idea, while drug abuse and racial tension were increasing. The thought of bringing another child into the world was taking its toll.
But after a simple prayer by one of Bill's close friends—a prayer that commanded the devil to back off—both Bill and Gloria recall that the strength of the Holy Spirit seemed to come to their aid. Christ's resurrection, in all its power, was reaffirmed in their hearts. They were assured that the future, left in God's hands, would be just fine.
In July 1970 a healthy baby, Benjamin, was born. Inspired by the miracle of their son's birth, "Because He Lives" poured out of the Gaithers' grateful hearts.
The song clearly affirms the hope
believers have in Christ.
We can face tomorrow, with all its uncertainty, as we
realize that God holds the future and makes life worth living.
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