Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#139

139. He Lives, the Great Redemmer Lives

1. He lives, the great redeemer lives!
What joy the blest assurance gives!
And now before his Father God
Pleads the full merits of his blood.

2. Repeated crimes awake our fears,
And justice armed with frowns appears;
But in the Savior's lovely face
Sweet mercy smiles, and all is peace.

3. Hence then, ye dark, despairing thoughts,
Above our fears, above our faults,
His pow'rful intercessions rise,
And guilt recedes, and terror dies.

4. In ev'ry dark, distressful hour,
When sin and Satan join their pow'r;
Let this dear hope repel the dart:
That Jesus bears us on his heart.

5. Great advocate, almighty Friend—
On him our humble hopes depend;
Our cause can never, never fail,
For Jesus pleads, and must prevail.

Text Information

• First Line: He lives, the great Redeemer lives!
• Title: He Lives, the Great Redemmer Lives
• Author: Anne Steele (1760)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Revelation 1:5-6
• Topic: Resurrection
• Notes: Text by English poet Anne Steele, from Poems on Subjects Chiefly Devotional, Vol. 1 (1760), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: CHURCH TRIUMPHANT
• Composer: J.W. Elliott (1874)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Incipit: 51532 165
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Tune Church Triumphant by Anglican organist-composer J.W. Elliott, from Church Hymns with Tunes (1874).