4

about

Women unison:

HH H G :
1. Be - cause he

60 freely SATB 2 4 H H H GG HH H H H H H H H H H 4 H H G G G H GG G H H G G 4 G H 4 G G H

Because He Lives

H H H H H H H H H H H H H G G
Divide, verse 2 only:

Sally DeFord

H H H

H H H

HH H H H G HH H H H G G G

H H H H H

G G HG HH G = H H : H H H H
H

GG : G

H HH G H H GH H H G G G H H H G H G G H H HHH H H H H H H H H H H H H
fol - low him I

lives, lives,

Be - cause he My heart is

rose in migh - ty tri - umph from the filled with peace a - mid a world of

grave, fear,

H HH H H H H H H H H HH HH G

I put my And through the

H H H H H H
him rest in faith, se - cure,

H H H H H H H H
Be - cause Be - cause he he

10

G G

Men unison:

trust in him, and seek to blind - ness of the night in

lives, lives,

H H H
Be - cause he Be - cause he

H = H

H H H H H H : H

H H H H H H H { H H H H

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

G G

G G H H H G G H

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Because He Lives SATB - 1

= G

H H H
I shall find There is no

12

H H H
strength to task so stand great

H H H H G G G

H H H H H H

Div., verse 2 only:

H H H H H H
He is my I bear no

H H H G H H : G H HH H GG G H H H = H = H H H H H
H
re - fuge heart - ache and that

lives, lives,

a - gainst the temp - ter's that I can - not en -

H H H G GG H H H

HHHH H H H H H H H HH G HH

pow'r, dure,

14

H H H H H H H H H H
de - fense in his ten - der

H H H H H H
trou - bled hour, can - not cure,

H H H H H H

Div., both verses:

16

G
G

H H

H = H : = :
Sop./Alto:

H H H H H H : H

H H H H H H H { H H H H H H H H
I 18

ev - 'ry mer - cy

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

Be - cause he Be - cause he

H H H H

lives, lives,

1&2: Be cause he

HH H G G

G HHG G G H H H H H
I am en -

H H H H
lives)

Ten./Bass:

(Be - cause he

H H H H H H
can

H H

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
what - ev - er

bear

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
bur - den may

be

mine,

G G

H H H H H H

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H GG H H H H H = H H H

lives,

H H H H HH H H H H H H H H

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

Because He Lives SATB - 2

20

H H H H H H H H G H H H H H H H H G =
cir - cled in the arms of love

H H H H H H H H G : H H H H H H H H G

di - vine,

: H H H H H H H H H H = H

H H H H H H H H H H H

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
24

H H H H H H
Be - cause

H H H H H
he

22

GH
lives,

H H H

G G

H H H

H H : H H G
lives,

H H H H

(Be - cause he lives)

He

26

H H = : H H H

H : H

H H H H : { H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H = H H
sor - row

H H H H H H
will

H H

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
ev - 'ry sha - dow of

H H H

H HH H H H H H H H H H HH H H H H H H G G G G

Be - cause he

H H H H H H H H

ban - ish

my

pain,

Ev - 'ry

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
will be swal - lowed up

in

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

H H H H HH H H H H H H H r H H H H G H H H H G For in his him, G H H H H H H H H G { r H H H GG H H H H G H H H H H H H

H H H H H H

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

28

hand

H H H

is

heal - ing

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

for the

H G G

H H H G H G

Because He Lives SATB - 3

 H : H H = H

H H H H H

wea - ry

H H H H H H H H HH H : H H H a tempo H H H H H H H H H = H :
34

a tempo 30 H H H H H H H H H H H soul, This I know, be - cause he r, H H H H H H H H { H H H

(This I know)

F F F F

1.

32

lives.

H H

H H H

colla voce

H H H H H H

H H H

r, H H H H H HH H H H H H H H H H G H G
2.
lives.

2. Be - cause he

H G = :

HHHHH H H H H H H H HH H GG H HH H H G : H H H G HH G H G G H = H H 38 G H
Be - cause he

G G G G

HH H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H { G H H H H H H H
36

G G H

dark - ness,

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H G HH H H H H HH H

lives,

H H H H H

H G

H H G H H H H H H H H H H H H H H piu mosso H H H H H H H H H H H
Be - cause he lives, I

H H H

piu mosso

H H H H
will fear no

will walk in

light,

Because He Lives SATB - 4

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H r H H H H H G H H H H H
Be - cause he lives, I

H H H G

40

H H H H
will praise his

H H

: H G H =

H H 42 G H
Be - cause he

H H H H H
hope shines ev - er

G G
bright,

H H H 44 G H H G
Be - cause he lives,

H H H H H H H H
I will seek his

lives,

H H H H H : H H H G = H H

kind - ness,

H H H H H H H H

H H H H H

H H

H H G

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H G HH

G HH

H H G : H H G H HG =

right - eous - ness,

H H H H H H H

H H
46 Ah,

H H

H
lives,

r H H H H H H {
I'll fol - low where he

H H

H H

G G G G
leads,

H H H H H H H H H H H H
Be - cause he

Be - cause he

H H : = H

H H G H

H H

H H H

H H G H

H H

H H

H H H

H H H

H H G H

Because He Lives SATB - 5

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4G : 4
lives,

H H H H
I shall con-quer

H H

G 4 = 4

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

e - ven

r H H H H H { r H H {

Soprano: And

death,

H G H H
I

shall live 50

Alto: I

H H H H H H H H
shall live be shall live

be - cause he

Bass: And

r H H HH H H H H H H H H H
Tenor: And I I shall live be - cause

be - cause he

he

4 HHH = 4 H G : H G = G
lives,

H H 4H H H : 4H H H H H

H H H H { r H H H H
a tempo
lives

H H H H H

H H G H H

H H

G H H H H

H
he

cause lives

r , H H H H H H H H H H G G H H G H H H H G H H H G H H GG H H : H H H G H HH H GG a tempo H H H G H H H G H H H H H = H H H H

lives,

r , H H H { lives, -, r H H {

Be - cause he

H H 52 H G H
Be -

H
he

H H H HH H
lives,

will

re - joice

cause

H
Be -

H H H H G H H
he

H H H H H H H H {
I will

in

Christ

and glo - ri - fy his

H H H H H H
ri - fy his ri - fy his

glo

Be - cause he lives,

cause

lives,

H H
I I

will

H H H H H H H H H H { glo - ri - fy his will

glo

H H G G G

H H H

Because He Lives SATB - 6

54

G
name ,

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
And with the

H H H H H H
wil - ling

G H =

= H H G = G G : G

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H : H H H

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

H H H H H H H H H H
of

56

G G G G H H H H

voice

H H H H H H H H H H
gra - ti - tude

pro - claim,

H H H H H H H H { H H H H H H H
my

Sav - ior

lives!

Be - cause he

H 58 G H H G GG G G

H H H H H H H { H H H H H H H H
He

60

H H H H H HH H H H HH H H H : H H H H H H H H H

H H H H
lives,

H H H H H H
will

H H

ban - ish

H H H H H H H HH H H H H H HH H H H H H H H H H H H H
ev - 'ry sha - dow of

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

my

G : G

pain,

G G

Ev - 'ry

H H H H H H H H H H H H

H H H H H H H H H H H H H
sor row will

(Be - cause he lives,)

H H

H H H H

H H H H H H H H HH H H H H H H H H H H H r H H H H H H H H
For

H H H

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
be swal - lowed up

62

in

G G G G

H H : H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H = H H H H H H

H H H H H H H H { r H H H GG H H H H G H H H H H H H
him,

in his

Because He Lives SATB - 7

 H : H
hand

H H
is

64 H H H H H H H H
heal - ing for the wea

H H
-

H H H
soul,

a tempo

H H =

H H H

H G : G

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

H H

H H H H

ry

H H H G H G r H H H H H H H H { H H H H H H H H H H
be - cause

H H H H H H ()H H H HH H a tempo H H H H H H ()H H H H H H H

68

H H

H H

G
know,

H H
This

This

H H H H H HH H H H H H H H H

H H H H H H H H

H H H H H

66

: H
know,

H H H H
he

F G

lives.

G G

(Be - cause

F H

H G G G
he

F F F F
lives.)

HG H

= H H

H : H

HH H H H H H H H H H

G G GG

H H H HH H { H H G H H

H HHHHHH H H H G HH H G H H
:

H GG H G

H H G FH G F
=

F F

Because He Lives SATB - 8