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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Mar 20 2013
Tammie

Hughes Springs, Texas, United States

This morning I woke up and this song was going through my head. It has been doing so all day. How blessed I am to have such a wonderful Savior and that He gave me such a wonderful soundtrack for the day.

Feb 20 2013
Debra Graham

Garland, TX, United States

He Lives! He Lives! What a blessing to claim the words of these lyrics and hide them in my heart......Amen!!

Jan 25 2013
Karan B

London, United Kingdom

Woke up this morning with this song on my heart but needed the words to the verses...this website has been helpful. Thank you for sharing!

Jan 22 2013
Jean Brady

Plant City, FL, United States

This makes my heart swell with love for an awesome God and Savior!

Dec 26 2012
Margaret Gay

New Orleans, LA, United States

One of my favorites!

Dec 8 2012
Gidget Cooper

Winona, Texas, United States

I love this.

Dec 3 2012
Sallen

United States

This is one of my all time favorite hymns along with The Old Rugged Cross and How Great Thou Art; you just can't beat the old classics. Praise His Holy Name.

Aug 8 2012
Rev Rick

Charlotte, NC, United States

On occasion I need the encouragement provided by Ackley's reminder that "I serve a Risen Savior", Praise God, for my Savior's resurrection is my Hope of Eternity.

Jul 8 2012
Julian

Doha, Qatar

My mom sang this song to me when I was 5 years old. It has remained in my heart ever since.

Jun 22 2012
Dianne Rogers

Letchworth Garden City, United Kingdom

We sang this hymn every year on the anniversary of my church. I loved it as a child and it is still within my heart now and I find myself humming it when I need it.

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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