I Know That My Redeemer Lives

Verse 1
I know that my Re­deem­er lives; (Job 19:25)
What com­fort this sweet sen­tence gives!
He lives, He lives, who once was dead; (Rev. 1:18)
He lives, my ev­er liv­ing head. (Eph. 1:22, Col. 1:18)

Verse 2
He lives to bless me with His love,
He lives to plead for me above. (Rom. 8:34, Heb. 7:25)
He lives my hun­gry soul to feed, (Ps. 107:9)
He lives to help in time of need. (Heb. 4:16)

Verse 3
He lives tri­umph­ant from the grave, (I Cor. 15:54-57)
He lives eter­nal­ly to save, (Heb. 7:25)
He lives all glo­ri­ous in the sky,
He lives ex­alt­ed there on high. (Ps. 97:9, Isa. 33:5, Isa. 52:13, Eph. 1:21, Eph. 4:10, Phil. 2:9)

Verse 4
He lives to grant me rich su­pply, (Phil. 4:19)
He lives to guide me with His eye, (Ps. 32:8)
He lives to com­fort me when faint,
He lives to hear my soul’s com­plaint. (Ps. 142:1-2)

Verse 5
He lives to si­lence all my fears, (Ps. 34:4)
He lives to wipe away my tears (Isa. 25:8, Rev. 7:17, Rev. 21:4)
He lives to calm my trou­bled heart, (John 14:1, John 14:27)
He lives all bless­ings to im­part. (Eph. 1:3)

Verse 6
He lives, my kind, wise, heav­en­ly friend, (John 15:13-15)
He lives and loves me to the end; (John 13:1)
He lives, and while He lives, I’ll sing;
He lives, my pro­phet, priest, and king. (Deut. 18:15, Acts 3:22-23, Heb. 2:17, Heb. 3:1, Heb. 4:14-15, Heb. 7:20-28, Heb. 8:1, Heb. 9:11, Zech. 6:13, I Tim. 6:15, Rev. 17:14, Rev. 19:16)

Verse 7
He lives and grants me dai­ly breath; (Job 33:4, Acts 17:25)
He lives, and I shall con­quer death: (I Cor. 15:54-57, I Cor. 15:26, Rev. 21:4)
He lives my man­sion to pre­pare; (John 14:2-3)
He lives to bring me safe­ly there. (John 14:3)

Verse 8
He lives, all glo­ry to His name! (Ps. 86:9, Ps. 86:12, Rev. 15:4)
He lives, my Je­sus, still the same. (Heb. 13:8, Mal. 3:6)
Oh, the sweet joy this sen­tence gives,
I know that my Re­deem­er lives! (Job 19:25)