He Lives! | story behind the hymn | hymn history | lyrics
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- Опубліковано 3 кві 2024
- When asked "why should I worship a dead Jew?", a Presbyterian minister penned a sermon and a song to go along with it. The song turned into a Resurrection classic! Hear the story and take a close look at the words of his hymn in today's episode.
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Sources I used for this video:
Kenneth W. Osbeck. 101 More Hymn Stories. 1985. Kregal Publications: Grand Rapids
LYRICS:
1 I serve a risen Saviour, 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
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
2 In all the world around me I see His loving care
And though my heart grows weary I never will despair
I know that He is leading, through all the stormy blast
The day of His appearing will come at last
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
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One of the hymns I learned when first a Christian in 1976....It definitely helped me celebrate my new life being born-again in Jesus..... 😊❤
Pastor Luke, glorious, you told me about our last time with Paul today, now i see you tonight again, glory in gods blessings and jesus christ, the A to Z in adherence to ancient commandments, death is defeated, glorious be to you brother amen
Growing up in SouthTown Baptist Church in Des Moines Iowa, this was my favorite hymn as early as I can remember. Whenever we had an evening of special request songs,number 124 in our Hymnal was "He lives" and it was guaranteed that Michael would call out 124 from the time I was 4 years old. He lives!! Hallelujah
JESUS LIVES!!! ❤️
Just finished watching this! Praise God for all His Love and Mercy!
One of my absolute favorite Easter songs. I always sang it at the top of my lungs as a child, mostly because it was so joyful and sounded like it should be shouted with joy. 💙😂
Nice rendition you sang and played! I grew up singing this wonderful hymn. It is also special because we sang it at the funeral of a friend of mine who was taken by cancer at the prime age of 32.
Takes me back to my childhood and my mom playing this on the piano at church
I learnt this song at Sunday School in the Brethren Assembly, Lancaster Avenue, Bulawayo, Zim…..One of the many beautiful hymns I learnt from this church
The quintessential Easter anthem. I've always loved it.
He lives within my ❤. ✝️. 😊
Hi Luke, beautiful song, I often sing the chorus when things go wrong,very uplifting
Great job as always my hillbilly friend. I grew up singing this wonderful song along with many other great hymns of the church. And “He Lives” was and still is one of my favorite. Thank you so much for explaining how it came to be.
We sang it in Sunday school in the 70’s, since we were kids, our teacher only taught us the chorus…later on as we graduated to teens class we learned the stanzas.
Love it! ❤ Last year, our Assembly of God church did not sing that for Resurrection Sunday. Was very disappointed.
Never heard this one before.
Catchy! Nice and happy.
My new favorite?
I too love this song and have known it since a little child as our church sang it always on the resurrection morning (Easter). My favourite lines in the song are: I serve a risen savior … u ask me how I know He lives… He lives within my heart” 👏
What a friend we have in Jesus….carried me through my childhood years and even to this day at age 66
Me too! ❤
Likewise, me too! I sing this song often. What a blessing!
God bless your ministry!
HE LIVES WITHIN MY HEART! I've always loved this song. I'm so thankful that He is always with me. Thank you, Pastor Luke
Christ Jesus lives is not a mere statement but an experience that everyone must have to truly believe. Thank you brother for this video. I love you. Watching from Nigeria
This is so true, Amen.
HE LIVES, HE LIVES Christ Jesus lives today! He walks with me and talks with me along life's narrow way!! He lives within my heart! I LOVE this hymn!!❤✝️
"He Lives" has always has been one of my favorites. I must have learned it as a young child at the (real) Methodist church of the 1950s in Wichita Falls, Texas. Thank for your work, Luke. Let's be a blessing.
Sand in Baptist church as a child. Always loved it! Favorite because I know He lives because He lives within my heart.
Another of my favorite hymn which I selected to send on Resurrection Day to my family chat. Thanks 🙏🏾 for sharing these beautiful hymns; because He lives I can face tomorrow 🙌
Love the song
You ask me how I know he lives
He lives within my heart
That’s my favorite line!
And we serve a Risen savior !
I actually like All of it!
This song is an oldie with me & the Lord brought it back to my mind a week ago & it has been on my mind since as I am facing serious eye issues at the moment.
This was my favourite in Sunday School in the sixties. I still love it now and sing it with an elderly couple in their care home😊
He lives within my heart. Thank you Lord for forgiveness for my sins.
Thanks!
Job: I know my Redeemer lives!
He lives 😊.
Our denomination when I was growing up would hold annual meetings to discuss church business and plans involving all the churches in that section of the country. Every evening for the week, a service would be held to worship and learn. One of the favorite songs for everyone to sing was “He Lives!” The part that I remember was that the song leader would have everyone hold the phrase He lives, extending it for several seconds at the end of the chorus. Many hundred people singing, “He livvvves, He livvvvvves, He livvvvves within my heart.”
Part two of my “He Lives” memory; Now, some 60 years later, we sang this song on a Sunday morning at our church (different denomination, and other side of the country,) and I was running the slides for the words as the congregation sang. During the second verse, I was reliving the memory of my youth, transported to the auditorium and the song leader holding his arms in the air, “He LIVVVVVVES, He LIVVVVVES….” Suddenly my coworker in the projection booth is hitting me in the arm and in a screaming whisper, “Hey, HEY, what are you doing?!?! Catchup!!! I had forgot to push the button for the next slide and the congregation, without words was completely lost. It was a train wreck.
Still a GREAT song and so true. Thanks for the history and the memories!
Nice version.
1Pe 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
I think you should redo "In the Garden', so special to me. I saw where you did it 3 yrs ago, but no history. I am curious.
I did a Friday Classic on it too! ua-cam.com/video/99uP4ODmoS4/v-deo.html
Question, King Harold celebrated his birthday a pagan day referred to the Easter deity.
The Passover reference is to Christ who is our Passover. During the time of Egypt’s captivity, God’s people were told to put blood on their door ways from the lamb and the Angel of the Lord would Passover their home and spare the first born. Should we use pagan ideas and lose sight of what our Saviour did for us?
I'm more familiar with the chorus.