I Know That My Redeemer Lives

Sheet Music

Using the tune, 'He Lives' as seen in Relief Society Song Book, 1919, no. 72

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• Copyright: public domain
• Sources: Relief Society Song Book, 1919, no. 72
  • Note: Latter-day Saint Hymns, 1927, no. 290 was used to supplement one word in the first verse and some changes in the lyrics of the fourth verse.
• Contributor: Veramet 18:09, 16 September 2010 (MDT)

External Sheet Music Links

• Flash printable/playable/transposable sheet music from lds.org/churchmusic

Tunes

• He Lives, by Lewis D. Edwards (1858–1921), 1901
  • Copyright: public domain

Lyrics

• Poet: Samuel Medley (1738–1799), 1775
• Copyright: Public Domain

External Lyrics

• Lyrics from LDS.org (same as from the 1985 LDS hymnal)

Lyrics from Relief Society Song Book, 1919, no. 72

1. I know that my Redeemer lives;
When comfort this sweet sentence gives!
He lives, He lives, who once was dead;
He lives, my ever living head.
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.

2. 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.
He lives to silence all my fears,
He lives to wipe away my tears,
He lives to calm my troubled heart,
He lives, all blessings to impart.

3. 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.
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.

4. 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.”
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!”

Lyrics from A Collection of Sacred Hymns for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Europe, 1840

Hymn 144
L.M.
1. I know that my Redeemer lives,
What comfort this sweet sentence gives? [The question mark was likely a typo, but that is how it was published]
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."