Because He Lives – William J. Gaither

Verse 1:
             G                     C      Am7
God sent His Son, they called Him Jesus;
            D              G
He came to love, heal and forgive;
              G              C      Am7
He lived and died to buy my pardon
          G/D                D       D/F#     G
An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives.

Chorus:
            G                  C        Am7
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow;
           G/D    Em              Am7    D
Because He lives     all fear is gone;
  D/F#      G    F/G                 C     Am7  
Because I know       He holds the future,
            G/D        Em     Am7    C/D       G 
And life is worth the living just because He lives.

Verse 2:
              G              C
How sweet to hold a newborn baby
              D                 G
And feel the pride, and joy he gives
              G               C       Am7
But greater still the calm assurance
            G/D                 D      D/F#        G 
This child can face un-certain days because He lives

Repeat Chorus:

Verse 3:

           G                      C     Am7
And then one day, I’ll cross the river
                   D              G
I’ll fight life’s final war with pain;
             G                C         Am7
And then as death gives way to vict’ry
             G/D               D       D/F#      G
I’ll see the lights of glory and I’ll know He lives

Repeat Chorus:

Chords:
Am7	x02010		D	xx0232		F/G	303211
C	x32010		D/F#	200232		G	320003
C/D	x30010		Em	022000 		G/D	xx0433