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Getting to know me. Is like putting a quarter into a juke box. My heart has always held a song; if you asked me what style of music I prefer, I would say to you mine is never narrowed. I am as real as they come. My heart matches everything I do. If I could say one word that describes me it would be zeal! Zeal for the Lord, zeal for life, zeal for you to be encouraged and uplifted by everything you read here.
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Because He Lives🎶Â
Oh, let me share with you why this hymn is so precious to my heart—“Because He Lives!” This hymn echoes through the corridors of my spirit,
I have sung these glorious words during worship services, feeling the presence of the Almighty wash over us. I’ve raised my voice in tribute at funeral services, reminding us all of the eternal hope we have in Yeshua (Jesus). And in my quiet moments, when the world fades away, I lift this hymn to the heavens, declaring the unshakeable truth that He lives!
Bill and Gloria Gaither wrote something special with this song. This husband-and-wife duo has blessed us all with hundreds of gospel songs that speak to the heart. But the story behind this one is particularly powerful, and we can relate to it in our present time.
Back in the late ’60s and early ’70s, America was going through some tough times— social unrest, the Vietnam War, and the school system was greatly affected by the “God is dead” movement. And right in the midst of that, Bill and Gloria were facing their own personal struggles.
Gloria shared her moment that truly resonates with me. On New Year’s Eve, she found herself in the quiet of their living room, reflecting on the chaos around them. She remembers thinking, “The world feels so dark. The challenges we can’t control are overwhelming. How do we even raise our newborn child in all this turmoil?”
She couldn’t imagine raising a little one in a world swirling with headlines of assassinations and war, feeling that weight of uncertainty. Yet, in that moment of doubt, they experienced this incredible reassurance—the kind that comes from knowing the risen Christ is real. Holding their baby boy, they felt the comfort of His presence and knew exactly what to write:
“Because He lives, life is worth the living.”
Bill named the tune “Resurrection,” but renamed it “Because He Lives.” Both are the same, and that’s what it’s all about! It’s the resurrection of Yeshua (Jesus) that gives us our hope and confidence in salvation. We can face the future assured that “life is worth the living just because He lives.” How beautiful and powerful is that truth?
John 14:19
….Because I live, you will live, too.
Because He Lives
Verse 1
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!
Chorus
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!
Verse 2
How sweet to hold
A newborn baby,
And feel the pride
And joy he brings;
But greater still
The calm assurance:
This child can face
Uncertain days because He Lives!
Chorus
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!
Verse 3
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!
Chorus
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!
