| C | F | |
| Be | cause he lives, I can | face tomorrow, |
| C | G | |
| Because he | lives, all | fear is gone!, |
| C | F | |
| Because | I know-oooow, he | holds the future, |
| C | G | C | |
| Life | is worth the l | iving, just be | cause he lives! |
| (v-2 same chords) |
| How sweet to hold our newborn baby, |
| And feel the joy and love he brings, |
| But greater still, the calm assurance, |
| We can face in each new day, because he lives! |
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| From: edbuckland@juno.com |
| Because He Lives |
| Verse One: |
| A | D | |
| God sent His | Son, they called him | Jesus; |
| A | E7 | |
| He came to | love, heal, and forgive; |
| A | D | |
| He lived and | died to buy my | pardon, |
| A | E7 | A | |
| An empty | grave is there to | prove my Savior | lives. |
| Repeat: |
| D | |
| Because He lives, I can face to | morrow; |
| A | E7 | |
| Because He | lives, all fear is gone; |
| A | D | |
| Because I | know He holds the | future, |
| A | E7 | A | |
| And life is | worth the living, just be | cause He | lives. |
| Verse Two: |
| How sweet to hold a new born baby, |
| And feel the pride and joy he (she) gives; |
| But greater still, the calm assurance. |
| This child can face uncertain days, because He lives. |
| Repeat: |
| Verse Three: |
| And then one day, I'll cross that river. |
| And fight life's final war with pain. |
| And then as death gives way to vict'ry. |
| I'll see the lights of glory, and I'll know He reigns. |
| Repeat: |
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Another arrangement |
| Because He Lives |
| G | C | |
| God sent His son, they called Him, | Jesus; |
| G | D | D7 | |
| He came to | love, heal and | forgive; |
| G | G7 | C | Cm | |
| He lived and | died | to buy my | pardon, |
| G | Em | Am | D7 | G | |
| An empty | grave is | there to | prove my | Savior | lives! |
| (Chorus) |
| G | C | |
| Because He | lives, I can face | tomorrow, |
| G | A | D7 | |
| Because He | lives, all fear is | gone; |
| G | G7 | C | Cm | |
| Because I | know | He holds the | future, |
| G | Em | |
| And life is | worth the | living, |
| Am | D7 | G | |
| Just | because He | lives! |
| G | C | |
| How sweet to hold a newborn | baby, |
| G | D | D7 | |
| And feel the | pride and joy he | gives; |
| G | G7 | C | Cm | |
| But greater | still | the calm ass | urance: |
| G | Em | Am | D7 | G | |
| This child can | face | uncertain | days | because He | Lives! |
| Chorus |
| G | C | |
| And then one day, I'll cross the | river, |
| G | D | D7 | |
| I'll fight life's | fi-nal war with | pain; |
| G | G7 | C | Cm | |
| And then, as | death | gives way to | vict'ry, |
| G | Em | Am | D7 | G | |
| I'll see the | lights of | glory | and I'll | know He | lives! |
| Chorus |