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Millennial Harp 108

He Lives

Words: A. H. AckleyMusic: A. H. AckleyTune: ACKLEY10.9.10.9. with Refrain

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1I serve a risen Savior, He's in the world today; I know that He is living, whatever men may say; I see His hand of mercy, I hear His voice of cheer, And just the time I need Him He's always near.

RefrainHe lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today! He walks with me and talks with me along life's narrow way. He lives, He lives, salvation to impart! You ask me how I know He lives? He lives within my heart.

2In all the world around me I see His loving care, And tho' my heart grows weary I never will despair; I know that He is leading thru all the stormy blast, The day of His appearing will come at last.

3Rejoice, rejoice, O Christian, lift up your voice and sing Eternal hallelujahs to Jesus Christ the King! The hope of all who seek Him, the help of all who find, None other is so loving, so good and kind.

Tune
ACKLEY

The verse

Meter
50 · the hymnal prints 10.9.10.9. with Refrain
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 33% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

I serve a risen Savior, He's in the world today; I know that He is living, whatever men may say; I see His hand of mercy, I hear His voice of cheer, And just the time I need Him He's always near.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘////50A

Verse 2

In all the world around me I see His loving care, And tho' my heart grows weary I never will despair; I know that He is leading thru all the stormy blast, The day of His appearing will come at last.˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/50A

Verse 3

Rejoice, rejoice, O Christian, lift up your voice and sing Eternal hallelujahs to Jesus Christ the King! The hope of all who seek Him, the help of all who find, None other is so loving, so good and kind.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘///˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/50A

Refrain

He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today! He walks with me and talks with me along life's narrow way. He lives, He lives, salvation to impart! You ask me how I know He lives? He lives within my heart.˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/48A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.