Because You Live, O Christ

Because You live

O Christ

The gar­den of the world has come to flow­er;

The dark­ness of the tomb

Is flood­ed with Your re­sur­rect­ion pow­er.

The stone has rolled away

And death can­not im­pri­son!

O sing this East­er Day

For Je­sus Christ has ris­en

Has ris­en

has ris­en

has ris­en!

Because You live

O Christ

The spir­it bird of hope is freed for fly­ing;

Our cages of des­pair

No long­er keep us closed and life-de­ny­ing.

Because You live

O Christ

The rain­bow of Your peace will span cre­ation

The co­lors of Your love

Will draw all hu­man­kind to ad­or­ation.