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1. 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.
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.

Jan. 5, 2010Pat Du PontRancho Cucamonga, CA, United StatesWhile 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, 2009Sarah DiniusNISKAYUNA, NY, United StatesWhen 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, 2009MochisoftNairobi, KenyaHe lives within my heart.

Oct. 22, 2009Boaz LeongManila, PhilippinesEvery believer who have experienced the Lord could truly say that He is REAL! He LIVES!

Jan. 5, 2009David OsianyNairobi, University of Nairobi, KenyaEach 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.

Mar. 31, 2008Hymnal.NetThroughout 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.

Source: Life-study of 1 Corinthians, chapter 65. (LSM)

Mar. 27, 2008Hymnal.NetMany 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.

Source: Source: Three Crucial Matters for the Increase and Building Up of the Church—Begetting, Nourishing, and Teaching, chapter 22. (LSM)

Mar. 25, 2008Hymnal.NetThis 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."

Source: Life-study of Luke, chapter 75. (LSM)

Aug. 10, 2006BrenNewark, 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, 2004LauraBecause He saved me!