I serve a risen Savior

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I serve a risen Savior
  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.
 
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.
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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.
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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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Apr 3 2010
Ian Green

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

I found this while adding a Facebook post to someone's wall who was gloating over God Is Dead Day. Well, it's Sunday, Resurrection Day in Australia, and I included this in my reply. :)

Apr 3 2010
Ann Davis

Trenton, Mo, United States

I grew up in the Methodist Church with my father being a pastor. I love this song, and it fills my heart and soul every time I sing it. Bless you this wonderful time of year and everyday, may God's blessings abound you all.

Apr 2 2010
Annette Catts

Waynesville, Missouri, United States

I love this old hymn! I was just singing it in my spirit today (though a little faster) and was glad to find it on the web to share on Facebook with my friends...

Jan 5 2010
Pat Du Pont

Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United States

While driving from work praying, thanking God for His many blessing and seeking His face for the new year, this song came up in my spirit and I sang it all the way home. It is conforting to know that God speaks even through a song. Peaceful and Blessed New Year to all, in Jesus Name.

Dec 28 2009
Sarah Dinius

NISKAYUNA, NY, United States

When I was under 7 years old I lived with my grandparents in Tucson, Arizona. I remember sitting in the back seat coming back home from church listening to them sing their favorite hymn...singing in harmony the last line of the chorus "He lives within my heart". A beautiful memory, a beautiful answer to the question of how we know Christ lives. The Word became flesh, and the Word becomes flesh through us living out each day when He lives in us.

Nov 2 2009
Mochisoft

Nairobi, Kenya

He lives within my heart.

Oct 22 2009
Boaz Leong

Manila, Philippines

Every believer who have experienced the Lord could truly say that He is REAL! He LIVES!

Jan 5 2009
David Osiany

Nairobi, University Of Nairobi, Kenya

Each moment I listen to it I'm reminded that I am a host of the Almighty each hour. He never lives me and abides with me.

Aug 10 2006
Bren

Newark, DE, U.S.A.

He walks with me, & he talks with me, & He knows I AM his own.......

The Lord is my Soul and Salvation. He washed me with hyssop white as snow for my debts and shed his blood the color of crimson for my sins. TYJ,TYJ,TYJ amen and AMEN.

Apr 10 2004
Laura

Because He saved me!

Throughout the centuries, all the living servants of God have had this resurrected Christ living in them. I can also testify that He lives in me, enabling me to do what I never could do in myself. Hallelujah, the Lord Jesus lives! How do we know He lives? As the hymn says, we know He lives because He lives in us (Hymns, #503). We may be persecuted and opposed, and we may suffer very much. But we have the resurrected Christ in us. The more we are opposed, the more alive and active we become. Nevertheless, our testimony is this: Not I, but the grace of God with us.

Many Bible readers do not have this understanding of the word witness; even our understanding is not this deep. In Galatians 2:20 Paul said, "I am crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me." This is the meaning of being a witness. A witness is a person who has Christ living in him. The chorus of a hymn says, "He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today! /...You ask me how I know He lives? / He lives within my heart" (Hymns, #503). His living in us proves that He has resurrected and that He is living.

This is a good hymn, and I appreciate it. The chorus says that we know Christ lives because He walks with us and talks with us. However, this is not as good as saying that we know Christ lives because He lives within our heart. In answer to the question, "How do you know Christ lives?" the chorus of this hymn answers, "He lives within my heart!" We know that the Lord lives not simply because He walks with us and talks with us, but because He lives in us.

How do you know Christ lives? You should answer this question by saying, "I know He lives because He lives in me." Likewise, if we are asked if we have seen the Lord Jesus, we should say, "Yes, I have seen the Lord, for He lives in me. Even while you are asking me this question, He lives in me. Because He lives in me, I see Him. Even now as I am speaking, I can see Him. While I am speaking to you, He is speaking to me. I am simply a transmitter speaking whatever He speaks to me."

The Lord's word, "Because I live, you shall live also," certainly was fully fulfilled on the day of Pentecost. When Peter stood up with the eleven, that was Christ in resurrection. Peter's speaking was also Christ in resurrection. If someone had asked Peter where Christ is, he might have said, "Christ is here. Don't you see me? If you see me, you see Christ because He lives in me."

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Experience of Christ
As Life
Alfred Henry Ackley (1887-1960)
Alfred Henry Ackley (1887-1960)
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