Because He Lives Sally deFord

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Women Voices:
Divide, verse 2 only

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1. Be-cause he lives, be-cause he rose in migh-ty tri-umph from the grave. I put my
2. He lives, my heart is filled with peace a-mid a world of fear And through the

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1. Trust in him, and seek to fol-low him in faith, Be - cause he lives
2. Blind-ness of the night in him I rest se-cure, Be - cause he lives

Men Voices: Divide, verse 2 only

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Be-cause he lives, I shall find strength to stand a - gainst the temp-ter’s pow’r He is my
Be-cause he lives, There is no task so great that I can - not en- dure I bear no

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B: 7< 6< 5< . 6< 5< 5< 5< 7< | 7< 1 6< . 1 7< 1 | 1 . 0 5< 1 6 |
Re - fuge and de-fense in ev -‘ry trou-bled hour Be - cause he lives Be- cause he
Heart-ache that this ten- der mer-cy can-not cure Be - cause he lives Be- cause he

Choir:

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Be-cause he lives I can bear what-e - ver bur-den may be mine I am en-
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lives I can bear what-e - ver bur-den may be mine I am en-

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A: 2 . 6< 6< 6< 6< 7< 7< . 7< | 1 . 0 6< 5< 5< | 5< 6< 0 0|
Cir-cled in the arms of love di - vine Be-cause he lives
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B: 7< . 7< 7< 6< 5< 5< 5/< . 5/< | 6 . 0 5< 5< 5< | 4< . 0 6< 1 6|
Cir-cled in the arms of love di - vine Be-cause he lives Be-cause he

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Be-cause he lives He will ba - nish ev - ‘ry sha-dow of my pain
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B: 5 . . 1 1 | 1 . 1 1 7<\ 6< 6< 6< 1/ | 2 . 0 1 1|

Lives He will ba - nish ev - ‘ry sha-dow of my pain Ev- ‘ry

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B: 7< . 7< 7< 6< 5< 5< 4< 4< | 3< . 3< 3< 5/< 5/< | 6< 6< 5/< 5/< 5/ 5/ |
Sor-row will be swall-lowed up in him For in his hand is heal-ing for the

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Wea-ry soul, this I know be-cause he lives 2. Be-cause he
T: 5 3 1 0 | 0 3 4 2 4 4 4 | 3 . . . |---- 2 ---- |

B: 5< 5< 4</ 0 | 0 3 4 2 5< 5< 5< | 1 . . . |---- 2 ---- |

Wea-ry soul, this I know be-cause he lives

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Lives Be-cause he lives, I will walk in light
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Lives Be-cause he lives I will fear no dark-ness Be-cause he

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Be-cause he lives, hope shines e - ver bright Be-cause he lives I will seek his

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Lives I will praise his kind-ness

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B :|0 0 0 2 5 4/ | 5 . 6 5 1 1 1 | 2 . 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
Right-eous-ness Be-cause He lives I’ll fol- low where He leads Be-cause He lives, I shall con-quer
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E - ven death And I shall live be-cause he lives be-cause he lives I will re-

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E - ven death And I shall live be-cause he lives be-cause he lives I will re-

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E - ven death I shall live be - cause he lives be-cause he lives

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E - ven death And I shall live be- cause he lives Because he lives

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E - ven death And I shall live be-cause he lives be - cause he lives

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Joice in Christ & glo - ri - fy His name & with the wil-ling voice of gra-ti-tude pro-

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I will glo - ri - fy His name And with the wil-ling voice of gra-ti-tude pro-

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Claim, my sa-vior lives Be-cause he lives He will ba-nish ev-’ry sha-dow of my

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Claim, my___ sa-vior lives Be-cause he lives He will ba-nish ev-’ry sha-dow of my

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Pain Ev- ‘ry Sor-row will be swall-lowed up in him For in his hand is heal-ing for the

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Wea-ry soul, this I know This I know be-cause he lives, be - cause he lives

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