Jesus lives! Our Redeemer is the Living One, who conquered death and now lives on high. Because of His atoning sacrifice, life eternal awaits those of us who have put our trust in Him. After singing these truths, it seems only appropriate that the next verse of this hymn would be one of unabashed praise.
Let all rejoice!
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones; and shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart. Psalm 32:11
Praise Him, the ransomed of the earth.
Sing praise to the Lord, you His godly ones,and give thanks to His holy name. Psalm 30:4
Sing for joy in the Lord, O you righteous ones; praise is becoming to the upright. Psalm 33:1
Praise Him in a nobler song, cherubim of heavenly birth.
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the heights! Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His hosts! Psalm 148:1-2
Praise the victor King, whose sway sin and death and hell obey.
Sing praises to our King, sing praises. Psalm 47:6
O sing to the Lord a new song, For He has done wonderful things, His right hand and His holy arm have gained the victory for Him. Psalm 98:1
Hallelujah! Jesus Lives!
Words by Carl Garve
Hallelujah! Jesus lives!
He is now the Living One;
From the gloomy halls of death
Christ, the conqueror, has gone,
Bright forerunner to the skies
Of His people, yet to rise.
Jesus lives! Why do you weep?
Why that sad and mournful sigh?
He who died our Brother here
Lives our Brother still on high.
Lives forever to bestow
Blessings on His church below.
Jesus lives! And thus, my soul,
Life eternal waits for you;
Joined to Him, your living head,
Where He is, you shall be, too;
With the Lord, at His right hand,
As a victor you shall stand.
Jesus lives! Let all rejoice.
Praise Him, ransomed of the earth.
Praise Him in a nobler song,
Cherubim of heavenly birth.
Praise the victor King, whose sway
Sin and death and hell obey.
Jesus lives! To Him my heart
Draws with ever new delight.
Earthly vanities, depart,
Hinder not my heavenward flight.
Let this spirit ever rise
To its Magnet in the skies.
Hallelujah! Angels, sing!
Join with us in hymns of praise.
Let your chorus swell the strain
Which our feebler voices raise;
Glory to our God above
And on earth His peace and love!
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Friday, April 12, 2013
Hallelujah! Jesus Lives! {verse 3}
In the last verse of this hymn, we are reminded that Jesus our brother, who died here on Earth, then rose again, now lives on high with our Heavenly Father. And now look at the glorious reassurance we receive from this stanza: because He lives, life eternal waits for you!
What could be more wonderful to look forward to than this?
Jesus lives! And thus, my soul,
Life eternal waits for you;
Joined to Him, your living head,
Where He is, you shall be, too;
With the Lord, at His right hand,
As a victor you shall stand.
God gives us life through His Son.
And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. I John 5:11
Those who believe in God's son have the promise of eternal life.
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16
The benefit of our belief is being freed from sin, which results in continued holiness and our eventual eternal life.
But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life. Romans 6:22
We are joined to Him!
Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. Romans 7:4
Where He is, you shall be too!
In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. And you know the way where I am going. John 14:2-4
With Your Lord, at His right hand, as a victor you shall stand!
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. I John 5:4
Hallelujah! Jesus Lives!
Words by Carl Garve
Hallelujah! Jesus lives!
He is now the Living One;
From the gloomy halls of death
Christ, the conqueror, has gone,
Bright forerunner to the skies
Of His people, yet to rise.
Jesus lives! Why do you weep?
Why that sad and mournful sigh?
He who died our Brother here
Lives our Brother still on high.
Lives forever to bestow
Blessings on His church below.
Jesus lives! And thus, my soul,
Life eternal waits for you;
Joined to Him, your living head,
Where He is, you shall be, too;
With the Lord, at His right hand,
As a victor you shall stand.
Jesus lives! Let all rejoice.
Praise Him, ransomed of the earth.
Praise Him in a nobler song,
Cherubim of heavenly birth.
Praise the victor King, whose sway
Sin and death and hell obey.
Jesus lives! To Him my heart
Draws with ever new delight.
Earthly vanities, depart,
Hinder not my heavenward flight.
Let this spirit ever rise
To its Magnet in the skies.
Hallelujah! Angels, sing!
Join with us in hymns of praise.
Let your chorus swell the strain
Which our feebler voices raise;
Glory to our God above
And on earth His peace and love!
What could be more wonderful to look forward to than this?
Jesus lives! And thus, my soul,
Life eternal waits for you;
Joined to Him, your living head,
Where He is, you shall be, too;
With the Lord, at His right hand,
As a victor you shall stand.
God gives us life through His Son.
And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. I John 5:11
Those who believe in God's son have the promise of eternal life.
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16
The benefit of our belief is being freed from sin, which results in continued holiness and our eventual eternal life.
But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life. Romans 6:22
We are joined to Him!
Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. Romans 7:4
Where He is, you shall be too!
In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. And you know the way where I am going. John 14:2-4
With Your Lord, at His right hand, as a victor you shall stand!
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. I John 5:4
Hallelujah! Jesus Lives!
Words by Carl Garve
Hallelujah! Jesus lives!
He is now the Living One;
From the gloomy halls of death
Christ, the conqueror, has gone,
Bright forerunner to the skies
Of His people, yet to rise.
Jesus lives! Why do you weep?
Why that sad and mournful sigh?
He who died our Brother here
Lives our Brother still on high.
Lives forever to bestow
Blessings on His church below.
Jesus lives! And thus, my soul,
Life eternal waits for you;
Joined to Him, your living head,
Where He is, you shall be, too;
With the Lord, at His right hand,
As a victor you shall stand.
Jesus lives! Let all rejoice.
Praise Him, ransomed of the earth.
Praise Him in a nobler song,
Cherubim of heavenly birth.
Praise the victor King, whose sway
Sin and death and hell obey.
Jesus lives! To Him my heart
Draws with ever new delight.
Earthly vanities, depart,
Hinder not my heavenward flight.
Let this spirit ever rise
To its Magnet in the skies.
Hallelujah! Angels, sing!
Join with us in hymns of praise.
Let your chorus swell the strain
Which our feebler voices raise;
Glory to our God above
And on earth His peace and love!
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Jesus Lives! Why Do You Weep? {verse 2 of Hallelujah! Jesus Lives!}
Can you imagine what it must have been like to have been with Jesus during His earthly ministry? And then, to see Him die on the cross? And then to see Him alive again? I can't even begin to fathom the emotional roller-coaster that His followers would have been on. Happy, sad, wistful, longing, joyful...
Jesus had warned His followers that He would be leaving the earth.
"I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; I am leaving the world again and going to the Father." John 16:28
And He kept that promise and ascended into heaven!
And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them. They also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.” Acts 1:9-11
He's gone again. But He's still alive! The One who died our Brother here lives our Brother still on high.
And look at that glorious promise that the angels give to the men of Galilee: This Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come in just the same way! He will come again, out of heaven, back to earth!
In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. John 14:2-3
That is something to look forward to.
Hallelujah! Jesus Lives!
Words by Carl Garve
Hallelujah! Jesus lives!
He is now the Living One;
From the gloomy halls of death
Christ, the conqueror, has gone,
Bright forerunner to the skies
Of His people, yet to rise.
Jesus lives! Why do you weep?
Why that sad and mournful sigh?
He who died our Brother here
Lives our Brother still on high.
Lives forever to bestow
Blessings on His church below.
Jesus lives! And thus, my soul,
Life eternal waits for you;
Joined to Him, your living head,
Where He is, you shall be, too;
With the Lord, at His right hand,
As a victor you shall stand.
Jesus lives! Let all rejoice.
Praise Him, ransomed of the earth.
Praise Him in a nobler song,
Cherubim of heavenly birth.
Praise the victor King, whose sway
Sin and death and hell obey.
Jesus lives! To Him my heart
Draws with ever new delight.
Earthly vanities, depart,
Hinder not my heavenward flight.
Let this spirit ever rise
To its Magnet in the skies.
Hallelujah! Angels, sing!
Join with us in hymns of praise.
Let your chorus swell the strain
Which our feebler voices raise;
Glory to our God above
And on earth His peace and love!
Jesus had warned His followers that He would be leaving the earth.
"I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; I am leaving the world again and going to the Father." John 16:28
And He kept that promise and ascended into heaven!
And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them. They also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.” Acts 1:9-11
He's gone again. But He's still alive! The One who died our Brother here lives our Brother still on high.
And look at that glorious promise that the angels give to the men of Galilee: This Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come in just the same way! He will come again, out of heaven, back to earth!
In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. John 14:2-3
That is something to look forward to.
Hallelujah! Jesus Lives!
Words by Carl Garve
Hallelujah! Jesus lives!
He is now the Living One;
From the gloomy halls of death
Christ, the conqueror, has gone,
Bright forerunner to the skies
Of His people, yet to rise.
Jesus lives! Why do you weep?
Why that sad and mournful sigh?
He who died our Brother here
Lives our Brother still on high.
Lives forever to bestow
Blessings on His church below.
Jesus lives! And thus, my soul,
Life eternal waits for you;
Joined to Him, your living head,
Where He is, you shall be, too;
With the Lord, at His right hand,
As a victor you shall stand.
Jesus lives! Let all rejoice.
Praise Him, ransomed of the earth.
Praise Him in a nobler song,
Cherubim of heavenly birth.
Praise the victor King, whose sway
Sin and death and hell obey.
Jesus lives! To Him my heart
Draws with ever new delight.
Earthly vanities, depart,
Hinder not my heavenward flight.
Let this spirit ever rise
To its Magnet in the skies.
Hallelujah! Angels, sing!
Join with us in hymns of praise.
Let your chorus swell the strain
Which our feebler voices raise;
Glory to our God above
And on earth His peace and love!
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Hallelujah! Jesus Lives!
I am the first and the last, and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. Revelation 1:17-18
Hallelujah! Jesus Lives! This is the cry of all creation on this glorious morn! Our Savior, who went to the cross to pay for our sin, has conquered death once and for all through His victorious resurrection. Hallelujah!
He is now the Living One. He was crucified, but He has risen.
The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.” Matthew 28:5-7
Jesus escaped the gloomy halls of death to become our Conqueror. And He has gone ahead of us, as the forerunner of resurrection. Because of His resurrection, we can look forward to rising also.
Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. I Corinthians 15:51-52
Jesus IS the resurrection and the life and has given us the promise that we will live eternally even when we die physically.
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26
Jesus posed a question to Martha: do you believe this? And I pose this question to you as well. As we celebrate Jesus for His sacrifice on the cross and His victory over death, do you believe? Have you put your faith in the One who died to save you?
Join me in praising our resurrected Savior, and come back over the next few weeks as we learn more about Him through this wonderful hymn.
For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection. Romans 6:5
Hallelujah! Jesus Lives!
Words by Carl Garve
Hallelujah! Jesus lives!
He is now the Living One;
From the gloomy halls of death
Christ, the conqueror, has gone,
Bright forerunner to the skies
Of His people, yet to rise.
Jesus lives! Why do you weep?
Why that sad and mournful sigh?
He who died our Brother here
Lives our Brother still on high.
Lives forever to bestow
Blessings on His church below.
Jesus lives! And thus, my soul,
Life eternal waits for you;
Joined to Him, your living head,
Where He is, you shall be, too;
With the Lord, at His right hand,
As a victor you shall stand.
Jesus lives! Let all rejoice.
Praise Him, ransomed of the earth.
Praise Him in a nobler song,
Cherubim of heavenly birth.
Praise the victor King, whose sway
Sin and death and hell obey.
Jesus lives! To Him my heart
Draws with ever new delight.
Earthly vanities, depart,
Hinder not my heavenward flight.
Let this spirit ever rise
To its Magnet in the skies.
Hallelujah! Angels, sing!
Join with us in hymns of praise.
Let your chorus swell the strain
Which our feebler voices raise;
Glory to our God above
And on earth His peace and love!
Hallelujah! Jesus Lives! This is the cry of all creation on this glorious morn! Our Savior, who went to the cross to pay for our sin, has conquered death once and for all through His victorious resurrection. Hallelujah!
He is now the Living One. He was crucified, but He has risen.
The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.” Matthew 28:5-7
Jesus escaped the gloomy halls of death to become our Conqueror. And He has gone ahead of us, as the forerunner of resurrection. Because of His resurrection, we can look forward to rising also.
Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. I Corinthians 15:51-52
Jesus IS the resurrection and the life and has given us the promise that we will live eternally even when we die physically.
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26
Jesus posed a question to Martha: do you believe this? And I pose this question to you as well. As we celebrate Jesus for His sacrifice on the cross and His victory over death, do you believe? Have you put your faith in the One who died to save you?
Join me in praising our resurrected Savior, and come back over the next few weeks as we learn more about Him through this wonderful hymn.
For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection. Romans 6:5
Hallelujah! Jesus Lives!
Words by Carl Garve
Hallelujah! Jesus lives!
He is now the Living One;
From the gloomy halls of death
Christ, the conqueror, has gone,
Bright forerunner to the skies
Of His people, yet to rise.
Jesus lives! Why do you weep?
Why that sad and mournful sigh?
He who died our Brother here
Lives our Brother still on high.
Lives forever to bestow
Blessings on His church below.
Jesus lives! And thus, my soul,
Life eternal waits for you;
Joined to Him, your living head,
Where He is, you shall be, too;
With the Lord, at His right hand,
As a victor you shall stand.
Jesus lives! Let all rejoice.
Praise Him, ransomed of the earth.
Praise Him in a nobler song,
Cherubim of heavenly birth.
Praise the victor King, whose sway
Sin and death and hell obey.
Jesus lives! To Him my heart
Draws with ever new delight.
Earthly vanities, depart,
Hinder not my heavenward flight.
Let this spirit ever rise
To its Magnet in the skies.
Hallelujah! Angels, sing!
Join with us in hymns of praise.
Let your chorus swell the strain
Which our feebler voices raise;
Glory to our God above
And on earth His peace and love!
Saturday, March 30, 2013
40 Days of Prayer: Day 40
Now on the next day, the day after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together with Pilate, and said, “Sir, we remember that when He was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I am to rise again.’ Therefore, give orders for the grave to be made secure until the third day, otherwise His disciples may come and steal Him away and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.” Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go, make it as secure as you know how.” And they went and made the grave secure, and along with the guard they set a seal on the stone. Matthew 27:62-66
Dear Lord,
It is hard to believe that the people were against You even after You had died. Surely, they had an inkling of Your power because they wanted to do everything physically possible to prevent You from escaping the tomb. Lord, I thank You that we know what happens next, and that we can look forward to Resurrection Day. Thank You that even though the grave was made secure, and even though there was a guard, and a seal on the stone, it didn't stop You from breaking the bonds of death. Lord, as we await Your resurrection, let us not lose sight of Your suffering and death on our behalf. Keep me humble, Lord, as I celebrate You this weekend.
Amen.
Dear Lord,
It is hard to believe that the people were against You even after You had died. Surely, they had an inkling of Your power because they wanted to do everything physically possible to prevent You from escaping the tomb. Lord, I thank You that we know what happens next, and that we can look forward to Resurrection Day. Thank You that even though the grave was made secure, and even though there was a guard, and a seal on the stone, it didn't stop You from breaking the bonds of death. Lord, as we await Your resurrection, let us not lose sight of Your suffering and death on our behalf. Keep me humble, Lord, as I celebrate You this weekend.
Amen.
Friday, March 29, 2013
40 Days of Prayer: Day 39
They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha. There they crucified Him, and with Him two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between. Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written, “JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.” John 19:17-19
Dear Jesus,
Today is a dark day as we think about You, our precious Savior, being beaten and crucified. But it is also a bright day, as we meditate on Your humble obedience to Your Father and Your love for us that took You to the cross. For it is by Your wounds that we are healed. And it is because of Your death on the cross that we can die to sin and live to You! Thank You for this incredible gift. Lord, I do not have the words to say what Your substitutionary death means to me, but I bow my knees in thankfulness and praise. Because of your death, I live.
Amen.
Dear Jesus,
Today is a dark day as we think about You, our precious Savior, being beaten and crucified. But it is also a bright day, as we meditate on Your humble obedience to Your Father and Your love for us that took You to the cross. For it is by Your wounds that we are healed. And it is because of Your death on the cross that we can die to sin and live to You! Thank You for this incredible gift. Lord, I do not have the words to say what Your substitutionary death means to me, but I bow my knees in thankfulness and praise. Because of your death, I live.
Amen.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
40 Days of Prayer: Day 38
Then He poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. So He came to Simon Peter. He said to Him, “Lord, do You wash my feet?” Jesus answered and said to him, “What I do you do not realize now, but you will understand hereafter.” Peter said to Him, “Never shall You wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.” Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, then wash not only my feet, but also my hands and my head.” Jesus said to him, “He who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you.” For He knew the one who was betraying Him; for this reason He said, “Not all of you are clean.” So when He had washed their feet, and taken His garments and reclined at the table again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call Me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for so I am. If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you. Truly, truly, I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor is one who is sent greater than the one who sent him. If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them." John 13:5-17
Dear Jesus,
Thank You for the example You gave to us on this Maundy Thursday. Thank You for Your life of humble service, that You would wash the feet of Your disciples to teach us how we are to serve one another. Lord, make me quick to serve. Let me have the attitude that You have - that a slave is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent greater than the one who sent him. Lord, thank You for the promise that we will be blessed if we follow Your instruction, and give me grace and strength to think of others before myself.
In Your Name,
Amen.
Dear Jesus,
Thank You for the example You gave to us on this Maundy Thursday. Thank You for Your life of humble service, that You would wash the feet of Your disciples to teach us how we are to serve one another. Lord, make me quick to serve. Let me have the attitude that You have - that a slave is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent greater than the one who sent him. Lord, thank You for the promise that we will be blessed if we follow Your instruction, and give me grace and strength to think of others before myself.
In Your Name,
Amen.
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