verse 1:
[G]god sent his son they called him [C]jesus
he came to [G]love heal and [D]forgive [D7]
he lived and [G]died [G7]to buy my [C]pardon [Cm]
an empty [G]grave is [Em]there to [Am]prove
my s[D7]avior l[G]ives
chorus:
because he [G]lives i can face [C]tomorrow
because he [G]lives all fear is [A]gone [D7]
because i [G]know [G7]he holds the [C]future [Cm]
and life is [G]worth the [Em]living
[Am]just [D7]because he [G]lives
verse 2:
[G]how sweet to hold a newborn [C]baby
and feel the [G]pride and joy he [D]brings [D7]
but greater [G]still [G7]the calm ass[C]urance [Cm]
this child can [G]face [Em]uncertain [Am]days
b[D7]ecause he l[G]ives
verse 3:
[G]and then one day i'll cross that [C]river
i'll fight life's [G]final war with [D]pain [D7]
and then as [G]death [G7]gives way to [C]vict'ry [Cm]
i'll see the [G]lights of [Em]glory [Am]and
i'll k[D7]now he [G]lives