I serve a risen Savior

We sang this song in the children's choir in Lincoln, Nebraska at North Minister Presbyterian Church for Easter. It greatly moved me then in the 1950's and still does today. Yesterday we sang it in Church and it brought tears if Joy to my eyes and fond memories of how Joyfully we sang it by memory for our congregation. Thank You Judy for being our choir Director and teaching us to minister to others with music.

My wife and I are firm believers of Christ Jesus though that we were sinners and He has walked and talked with us but we always never really listened then when we thought that we ran far enough away from Him somehow someway when we felt that we weren't gonna have anything He'd always came through. You see if anything I said made any sense know this that He will never give ya what you think ya want but He by His will meet and give you what ya need and you can take that to the bank with all that being said may God meet your needs today. Just ask and believe that. Your friends, BIG ROB AND SYLVIA.

I came across your website while searching for the story behind this hymn for the church bulletin board. At a Lenten community service recently the minister told us the story and recited the lyrics. The way he spoke was so inspiring that the congregation broke out in applause. That hadn't happened at any other Lenten service and I don't recall that ever happening at a regular church service in my experience where the people spontaneously broke into applause at the conclusion. Maybe a few 'Amens'... Anyway, I love the music available on your site and will be back.

Just like Lori, I recall this song which was sung at my church (Carter Chapel CME Church in Amarillo Texas) on Resurrection Sunday (Easter). My mother was in the church choir and they all had their white robes. The church rang out with the hymn and made you believe that Christ was present right there.

Since He lives, we know He is coming back and the way things are going in the world, it seems to be approaching. Make sure you are ready for the price of not being ready is tragic. Hallelujah!!!

I remember as a child singing this in church and having a picture in my mind of Jesus and I walking and talking along a grassy path at the edge of a wooded area. I remember feeling so special because He was walking with and listening to me, a little kid!

I want this sung at my funeral.

This great hymn also has had a big impact in my life. The words alone when recited testify of our faith in a RISEN Saviour. I am reminded that only the Christian believer can make the claim that OUR Lord rose from the dead...I know of no other faith that can make this claim. I am also reminded that all of the Apostles (except John) were martyred not only because of their faith in Christ but also because of their testimony of their RISEN Saviour. How could they deny the fact that they experienced Jesus' ALIVE in physical presence after they witnessed first hand the crucifixion, death, and resurrection of our Lord. And then to read Jesus' words to Thomas saying "Because you have seen me you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed". I share with Paul where he says, " I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may KNOW the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and His incomparably great power for us who believe. Happy Easter!

I sang this song in my waking hours and so I was looking for the text on the internet and found you.

Thank you for your piano playing - my Lord blessed me through it.

This is one of my favorite hymns, I remember when I was very young my grandmother would sing it 65 years ago, and of course we sang it at Easter time. Since then it has come to life in my own heart and I will always love it. Jesus is truly alive. Thank you for making these old hymns available online, so I, and others can always look up the forgotten lyrics.

Jesus is alive. He answers my prayers. He is always in my heart. Don't be afraid to talk to Him. He watches over us. He will never let you down.

This hymn was inspired by a Jewish student who after an evangelistic meeting challenged the author by saying, "Why should I worship a dead Jew?"

Ackley responded; "He lives! I tell you, He is not dead, but lives here and now! Jesus Christ is more alive today than ever before. I can prove it by my own experience, as well as the testimony of countless 1000's."

Mr. Ackley's forthright, emphatic answer, together with his subsequent triumphant effort to win the man for Christ, flowered forth into song and crystallized into a convincing sermon on "He Lives!" ... The scriptural evidence, his own heart, and the testimony of history matched the glorious experience of an innumerable cloud of witnesses that "He lives," so he sat down at the piano and voiced the conclusion in song. - Forty Gospel Hymn Stories by George W. Sanville