If you climb Corrin Hill outside Fermoy in Ireland…
…there is a cross that stands at the top.
If you sit at the base of the cross you can gaze across the Blackwater valley to the Galty mountains…
When you look up, the body of Jesus hangs dejected on the cold northern front…
And then you look again. On the sunny side the cross is empty…
Remember that Jesus did not say I am finished, He said ‘It is finished, He was just getting started!
I am the Resurrection and the Life. He who believes in me will live.
John 11:25 NLT
God sent His son, they called Him, Jesus;
He came to love, heal and forgive;
He lived and died to buy my pardon,
An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives!
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives, all fear is gone,
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living,
Just because He lives!
How sweet to hold a newborn baby,
And feel the pride and joy he brings;
But greater still the calm assurance:
This child can face uncertain days because He Lives!
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives, all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living,
Just because He lives!
And then one day, I’ll cross the river,
I’ll fight life’s final war with pain;
And then, as death gives way to victory,
I’ll see the lights of glory and I’ll know He lives!
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives, all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living,
Just because He lives!
© 1971 William J. Gaither, Inc.
