I Know That My Redeemer Lives

I know that my Redeemer lives, And on that final day of days

Tune: WINCHESTER NEW
Published in 1 hymnal

Representative Text

1 I know that my Redeemer lives,
And on that final day of days,
His voice shall bid me rise again:
Unending joy, unceasing praise!

2 This hope I cherish in my heart:
To stand on earth, my flesh restored,
And not a stranger but a friend,
Behold my Savior and my Lord.

Source: Catholic Book of Worship III #647

Text Information

First Line: I know that my Redeemer lives, And on that final day of days
Title: I Know That My Redeemer Lives
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Source: ICEL, Order of Christian Funerals
Language: English

Tune

WINCHESTER NEW

The original version of WINCHESTER NEW appeared in Musikalisches Handbuch der geistlichen Melodien, published in Hamburg, Germany, in 1690 by Georg Wittwe. It was set to the text “Wer nur den lieben Gott” (see 446). An expanded version of the tune was a setting for "Dir, dir Jehova" (see 203) in…

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Catholic Book of Worship III #647

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