Because Jesus Christ Is Alive

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[Verse 1]
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 We get tired, we canʼt win
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 We were dead in our sin
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 But thereʼs a hope, a new life
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 The pressureʼs off, cause Jesus Christʼs alive

[Pre-Chorus]
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 So we can rejoice, though weʼre grieved by various trials for a little while
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 ʻcause a genuine faith under testing brings honor and glory to our great King

[Chorus]
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 By Godʼs great mercy we have been born again because Jesus Christ is alive
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 Our living hope is in our inheritance, because Jesus Christ is alive
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 No grip of fear, no sting in death, by His mercy we have been born again
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 because Jesus Christ is alive

[Verse 2]
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We donʼt have to bear the load
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We donʼt have to have control
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We are free from guilt and shame
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ʻcause when He rose, he left death in itʼs grave

[Bridge]
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 No grip of fear, no sting in death, because Jesus Christ is alive
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 Weʼre free from guilt, weʼre free from shame, because Jesus Christ is alive
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 Weʼre free to live for Jesusʼ fame, because Jesus Christ is alive