HYMN 79. L. M.

I Know that My Redeemer Lives

Samuel Medley 1738–1799


1

I know that my Redeemer lives;
What comfort this sweet sentence gives!
He lives, he lives who once was dead,
He lives, my ever-living head!

2

He lives to bless me with his love,
He lives to plead for me above,
He lives my hungry soul to feed,
He lives to bless in time of need:

3

He lives to grant me rich supply,
He lives to guide me with his eye,
He lives to comfort me when faint,
He lives to hear my soul’s complaint:

4

He lives to silence all my fears,
He lives to stop and wipe my tears,
He lives to calm my troubled heart,
He lives all blessings to impart:

5

He lives my kind, wise, heav’nly friend,
He lives and loves me to the end,
He lives, and while he lives I’ll sing,
He lives my Prophet, Priest, and King:

6

He lives and grants me daily breath,
He lives, and I shall conquer death,
He lives my mansion to prepare,
He lives to bring me safely there:

7

He lives, all glory to his name!
He lives, my Jesus, still the same:
O the sweet joy this sentence gives,

“I know that my Redeemer lives