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Be - cause He lives, Be - cause He rose in migh - ty tri - umph from the

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

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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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lives, Be - cause He lives,

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Be - cause He lives, I will fear no dark - ness,

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