Scripture Verse

I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore…and have the keys of hell and of death. Revelation 1:18

Introduction

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C. Russell Hurditch
(1839–1908)

Words: C. Rus­sell Hur­ditch, The En­larged Lon­don Hymn Book 1873.

Music: James H. Burke, in Gos­pel Hymns No. 6, ed­it­ed by Ira D. San­key, James Mc­Gra­na­han & George C. Steb­bins (New York & Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: John Church and Big­low & Main, 1891), num­ber 140 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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James H. Burke
(1855–1901)

Lyrics

He dies! He dies! The low­ly Man of sor­rows,
On whom were laid our ma­ny griefs and woes;
Our sins He bore, be­neath God’s aw­ful bil­lows,
And He hath tri­umphed ov­er all our foes.

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I am He that liv­eth, that liv­eth and was dead,
I am He that liv­eth, that liv­eth and was dead;
And be­hold, I am alive for­ev­er­more,
Behold, I am alive for­ev­er­more;
I am He that liv­eth, that liv­eth and was dead,
And be­hold, I am alive for­ev­er­more.

He lives! He lives! What glo­ri­ous con­so­la­tion!
Exalted at His Fa­ther’s own right hand,
He pleads for us, and by His in­ter­cess­ion,
Enables all His saints by grace to stand.

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He comes! He comes! O blest an­ti­ci­pa­tion!
In keep­ing with His true and faith­ful word;
To call us to our heav’n­ly con­sum­ma­tion—
Caught up, to be for­ev­er with the Lord.

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