BECAUSE HE LIVES I CAN FACE TOMORROW
Authors: Gloria Gaither (1942) ; William J. Gaither (1936)
Composer: William J. Gaither (1936)
Scripture Reference: “Yet a while, and the world seeth me no more, but ye see me, because I live”. – John 14:19
Introduction:
Gloria and William J. Gaither for the past two decades have written over four hundred Hymns but the one number that has especially highlighted the Gaither’s ministry is a song that reflects their own philosophy of life. “The resurrection principle in the daily routines of life” – “Because He lives” – Bill Gaither recalls the circumstances that prompted the writing of this song which was voted by the Gospel Music Association as the Gospel Song of the year for 1974.
Bill Gaither began his career teaching English literature and journalism in 1959 in Indiana. Here he met Gloria Sickal who taught French and English in the same high school. They began singing ‘Gaither Music’ in churches in the area and in 1962, they were marked.
In 1967 the couple left teaching to pursue a full time ministry of writing and recording albums. There are now over thirty albums that have been recorded and have performed in over fifty concerts each year. The couple have also produced an excellent hymnal “Hymns for the family of God”.
Bill and Gloria said they wrote “Because He Lives” after a period of time when in the 1960s the country was going through some great turmoil with the height of the drug culture and the whole ‘God is dead’ theory which was running wild in the world and the peak of the Vietnam War. The couple was also expecting the birth of their son Benji and so the lyric came “How sweet to hold our new born baby and feel the pride and joy he gives, but better still the calm assurance that this child can face uncertain days because Christ lives”. Also the courage to say “Because Christ lives we can face tomorrow and keep our heads high”.
BECAUSE HE LIVES
1. God sent his Son, they called Him Jesus,
He came to love, heal and forgive,
He lived and died to buy my pardon
An empty grave is there to prove my Saviour lives.
Chorus:
Because he lives, I can face tomorrow
Because he lives, all fear is gone
Because I know, He holds the future
And life is worth the living just because he lives.
2. How sweet to hold, a new born baby
And feel the pride and joy he gives
But greater still, the calm assurance
This child can face uncertain days because Christ lives.
3 And then one day, I’ll cross the river
I’ll fight life’s final war with pain
And then as death gives way to victory
I’ll see the lights of glory and I’ll know he lives.
Authors: Gloria Gaither (1942) ; William J. Gaither (1936)
Composer: William J. Gaither (1936)
Scripture Reference: “Yet a while, and the world seeth me no more, but ye see me, because I live”. – John 14:19
Introduction:
Gloria and William J. Gaither for the past two decades have written over four hundred Hymns but the one number that has especially highlighted the Gaither’s ministry is a song that reflects their own philosophy of life. “The resurrection principle in the daily routines of life” – “Because He lives” – Bill Gaither recalls the circumstances that prompted the writing of this song which was voted by the Gospel Music Association as the Gospel Song of the year for 1974.
Bill Gaither began his career teaching English literature and journalism in 1959 in Indiana. Here he met Gloria Sickal who taught French and English in the same high school. They began singing ‘Gaither Music’ in churches in the area and in 1962, they were marked.
In 1967 the couple left teaching to pursue a full time ministry of writing and recording albums. There are now over thirty albums that have been recorded and have performed in over fifty concerts each year. The couple have also produced an excellent hymnal “Hymns for the family of God”.
Bill and Gloria said they wrote “Because He Lives” after a period of time when in the 1960s the country was going through some great turmoil with the height of the drug culture and the whole ‘God is dead’ theory which was running wild in the world and the peak of the Vietnam War. The couple was also expecting the birth of their son Benji and so the lyric came “How sweet to hold our new born baby and feel the pride and joy he gives, but better still the calm assurance that this child can face uncertain days because Christ lives”. Also the courage to say “Because Christ lives we can face tomorrow and keep our heads high”.
BECAUSE HE LIVES
1. God sent his Son, they called Him Jesus,
He came to love, heal and forgive,
He lived and died to buy my pardon
An empty grave is there to prove my Saviour lives.
Chorus:
Because he lives, I can face tomorrow
Because he lives, all fear is gone
Because I know, He holds the future
And life is worth the living just because he lives.
2. How sweet to hold, a new born baby
And feel the pride and joy he gives
But greater still, the calm assurance
This child can face uncertain days because Christ lives.
3 And then one day, I’ll cross the river
I’ll fight life’s final war with pain
And then as death gives way to victory
I’ll see the lights of glory and I’ll know he lives.
Adesegun Akitoye
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