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If Jesus Never Died…

If Jesus never died, no Christians would have lived.
If Jesus never died, no grace for God to give.
If Jesus never died, no Bible would we read.
If Jesus never died, no gospel to believe.

If Jesus never died, our hearts would live in sin.
If Jesus never died, our future would be grim.
If Jesus never died, our lives would have no reason.
If Jesus never died, our works would all be treason.

If Jesus never died, we would be bound for hell.
If Jesus never died, nothing for us but prison cells.
If Jesus never died, God's wrath we'd have to bear.
If Jesus never died, no hope for us share.

But Jesus did die, He did!
He died to rise again.
He did die, He did!
But He's alive! And we'll see him at the end.

Jesus did die and Jesus did rise.
In Him God seeks to save our lives.

Amen.

If Jesus Never Rose…

If Jesus never rose, the church would not exist.
If Jesus never rose, no saints would persist.
If Jesus never rose, the faith would not have spread.
If Jesus never rose, no martyrs would have bled.

If Jesus never rose, He would be called a liar.
If Jesus never rose, He would not be Messiah.
If Jesus never rose, He'd not be God's own son.
If Jesus never rose, no victory He'd have won.

If Jesus never rose, God's justice would be broken.
If Jesus never rose, God's grace, the merest notion.
If Jesus never rose, true life could not begin.
If Jesus never rose, no forgiveness for our sins.

But Jesus did rise, He's alive!
He rose in defeat of death.
He did rise, He's alive!
So with hope we endure every test.

Jesus did die and Jesus did rise.
In Him God seeks to save our lives.

Amen.