Lyrics
Verse 1
If God is dead
Tell me who suspends the stars in the sky
If God is dead
Who told the noon where to ride?
If God is dead
Who separate the day and the night
My God is not dead, 'cause I can see Him everywhere
I can see Him in the mountain
In the wind, in my baby anytime he calls me daddy
In case you've been doubting
Look at me, I've got the very life of God in me
Chorus
'Cause He lives, I can face tomorrow
'Cause He lives, my life's free from sorrow
'Cause He lives, I'm free from all evil
Because He lives, He lives in me, He lives in you
Oh I can face tomorrow
He lives in me, He lives in you
All my fear is gone
He lives in me, He lives in you
Oh I can face tomorrow
He lives in me, He lives in you ooh
Refrain
If God is dead
Verse 2
If God is dead
Who regulates the times and the season?
If God is dead
Who puts the child in the womb?
If God is dead
Who created the heaven and earth?
My God is not dead, 'cause I can see Him everywhere
I can see Him in the mountain
In the wind, in my baby anytime he calls me daddy
In case you've been doubting
Look at me, I've got the very life of God in me
Chorus (Repeat)
Outro
If God is dead
If God is dead
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"If God Is Dead" answers its own repeated hypothetical with a series of pointed questions about creation, asking who suspends the stars, separates day from night, or forms a child in the womb, if not God. Rather than arguing abstractly, the song treats each observable feature of the natural world as evidence against the premise stated in its title. A direct response follows those questions, insisting that God's presence can be seen everywhere, in mountains, in wind, and even in being called "daddy" by a child, extending the argument from cosmic scale down to personal, everyday moments. The chorus shifts from evidence to consequence, borrowing the structure of a well-known hymn about facing life without fear because God lives, listing freedom from sorrow and evil as direct results of that continued life. Structurally the song alternates between skeptical questions and confident answers, using accumulated evidence from creation and personal experience to support a single repeated conclusion: the claim in the title does not hold.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 19:1 Describes the heavens declaring God's glory, matching the song's questions about who suspends the stars.
- Genesis 1:1 States that God created the heavens and the earth, directly matching the song's question in the second verse.
- 1 Corinthians 15:20 Declares that Christ has been raised from the dead, matching the song's repeated claim "He lives."