Because He Lives

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(Alto/Baritone Duet)
Sally DeFord

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about

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2

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Alto:

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1. Be - cause he lives, Be - cause he rose in migh - ty tri - umph from the

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lives, My heart is filled with peace a - mid a world of

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: H H H H H‹ H H H H H H H H H H H H
8

G H
grave, I put my trust in him, and seek to fol - low him in faith, Be - cause he

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fear, And throughthe blind - ness of the night, in him I rest se - cure, Be - cause he

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Because He Lives (Alto/Baritone) - 1

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10 12

H H H H‹
lives,

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Baritone:

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rubato

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Be - cause he lives, I shall find strength to stand a - gainst the temp - ter's
Be - cause he lives, There is no task so great that I can - not en -

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pow'r, He is my re - fuge and de - fense in ev - 'ry trou - bled hour, Be - cause he

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dure, I bear no heart - ache that his ten - der mer - cy can - not cure, Be - cause he

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16 Alto: 18

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‹ H H ÞH ‹ H H H H H H
Be - cause he lives I can bear what - ev - er bur - den may be

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lives.

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lives. Be - cause he lives,

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Because He Lives (Alto/Baritone) - 2
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20 22

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H ‹ H H ÚH ‹ H G
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mine, I am en - cir - cled in the arms of love di - vine, Be - cause he lives,

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Be - cause he

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24

ÚÚ G ‹ H H ÞH ‹ H H H H H H G‹ H H
Be - cause he lives he will ban - ish ev - 'ry sha - dow of my pain, Ev - 'ry

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üû
lives,

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26 28

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sor - row will be swal - lowed up in him, For in his hand is heal - ing for the

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Because He Lives (Alto/Baritone) - 3
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1.

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30 32

H Ø ,H H H
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wea - ry soul, This I know, Be - cause he lives.

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=
Ø r, HH H
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This I know,

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colla voce

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: HHH ¹ G ÞH ÞH H
34 2. 36

ÚÚ G … HHH G Ü H H H ÞH H Þ
ˆ †
2. Be - cause he lives. Be - cause he

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H
Be - cause he lives, I will fear no dark - ness,

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üû
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ÞH H
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ÚÚ ˆ
: ÞG H ÜH H H G‹ †
38 40

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lives, I will walk in light,

=
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Be - cause he lives, I will praise his

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Because He Lives (Alto/Baritone) - 4
H ÜH
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: ÜH ÜH ÜH (Þ) G H
H H H ÚH H
42

ÚÚ ÜH ÜG † ˆ ˆ
Be - cause he lives, hope shines ev - er bright, Be - cause he

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kind - ness,

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ÜH
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ÚÚ G H H H H
: H‹ H G † ˆ
44 46

H‹ H H H
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lives, I will seek his right - eous - ness,

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Be - cause he lives, I'll fol - low where he

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üû
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H
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48

H H H H H ØH
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Be - cause he lives, I shall con - quer e - ven death, And I shall

{ … †
=
Ør
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leads,

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üû : HH ÚH H HH HHH HH HH HH H
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H H H H H H H †
= H
H H H ÙH
Because He Lives (Alto/Baritone) - 5
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H H H H G H H H H G … H
a tempo

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H H
50 52

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live be - cause he lives! Be - cause he lives, I will re -

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And I shall live be - cause he lives! Be - cause he lives,

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H H
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H H
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G H

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H H H H‹ H ÚH H HH HH
joice in Christ, and glo - ri - fy his name, And with the wil - ling voice of gra - ti - tude pro -

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=

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I will glo - ri - fy his name,

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56 58

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claim, My Sav - ior lives! Be - cause he lives, He will

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Be - cause he lives,

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üû
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Because He Lives (Alto/Baritone) - 6
H H
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: H‹ H H H H H H H G‹ H H H‹ H H H H H H H
60

ÚÚ ÞH ‹ H H H H H H G‹ H H H‹ H H H H H H H
ban - ish ev - 'ry sha - dow of my pain, Ev - 'ry sor - row will be swal - lowed up in

= ÚH

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H H H G H H
H G H
ÚÚ r H H Ø
H H H
: G H H H H H H H H
62 64

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ØH
H H H H H ÚH H H H
him, For in his hand is heal - ing for the wea - ry soul, This I

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= {
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üû
H H
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: G‹ HH H H H F F
66 68

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know, This I know, be - cause he lives.

= Ú ‡ † ˆ
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= H H H H HH F
H H F
Because He Lives (Alto/Baritone) - 7