Our Great Redeemer Lives!

If Christ Had Not Been Raised from Death

If Christ had not been raised from death

our faith would be in vain,

our preaching but a waste of breath,

our sin and guilt remain.

But now the Lord is risen indeed;

He rules in earth and heaven:

His Gospel meets a world of need

in Christ we are forgiven.

If Christ still lay within the tomb
then death would be the end,

and we should face our final doom
with neither guide nor friend.
But now the Savior is raised up,

so when a Christian dies 
we mourn, 
yet look to God in hope

in Christ the saints arise!

If Christ had not been truly raised

His church would live a lie;

His name should never more be praised,
His words deserve to die.

But now our great Redeemer lives;

through Him we are restored;

His word endures, His church revives

in Christ, our risen Lord.

From 1 Corinthians 15:12-20
-Christopher Idle