The Singing Contractors - Because He Lives - God Sent His Son Lyrics

Because He Lives traces Christian hope from the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus to the ordinary fears of human life. The opening verse summarizes the gospel through Christ coming to love, heal, forgive, and secure pardon, with the empty grave serving as the foundation of confidence. The chorus then applies that resurrection hope to tomorrow: fear loses its final authority because the future rests with the living Christ.

Each later verse widens that confidence. The image of holding a newborn child brings hope into an uncertain future, while the final river and battle imagery faces death without pretending that pain is absent. This assurance closely reflects Jesus describing himself as the resurrection and the life, as well as the apostolic teaching that Christ has been raised from the dead. The hymn therefore joins doctrine and daily courage. Life is portrayed as worth living not because circumstances are predictable, but because Christ lives, reigns, and promises victory beyond death.