I know that my Redeemer liveth,
And on the earth again shall stand;
I know eternal life He giveth,
That grace and pow’r are in His hand.
I know his promise never faileth,
The word He speaks, it cannot die;
Tho’ cruel death my flesh assaileth,
Yet I shall see Him by and by. [Refrain]
I know my mansion He prepareth,
That where He is there I may be;
O wondrous tho’t, for me He careth,
And He at last will come for me.
Refrain:
I know, I know that Jesus liveth,
And on the earth again shall stand;
I know, I know that life He giveth,
That grace and pow’r are in His hand.
Jessie Brown Pounds, 1893
Read Job 19:23-27
The kind of confident faith the hymnwriter exhibits is the kind we need. No matter what goes on, no matter what trials or storms come into our lives, it all distills down to one thing. Our Redeemer lives and because He lives we will live too. In a world of uncertainty, we need the certainty that faith in Christ brings.