I Know That My Redeemer Lives
Reviewed by BT • 2026-4-16
I Know That My Redeemer Lives
I Know That My Redeemer Lives
Kristyn Getty, Laura Story, Jordan Kauflin, Matt Merker, Matt Papa, 2023
What This Song Teaches Us About God
The title comes from Job 19:25, spoken by a man who had lost his children, his health, his wealth, and his reputation. In the middle of that devastation, Job made a declaration that was grounded in eternal truth: “I know that my Redeemer lives.” The word “Redeemer” in Hebrew is go’el — a kinsman-redeemer, a close relative who has the right and the means to buy back what was lost. Jesus redeems us not from a distance but from the inside.
The song moves through three time horizons. First, the past: Christ died and rose, and the tomb is still empty. That is the ground of everything. Second, the present: right now, Jesus is in heaven interceding for us as our sinless high priest. Hebrews 7:25 says He “always lives to make intercession”; this means you have an advocate who never stops pleading your case before God. No accusation against you can stand because the one defending you is the one who already paid for your sin. Third, the future: because our life is bound to His, death cannot hold us either. If Christ conquered the grave, and we are united to Him, then His victory is ours. You may notice the song opens with “I know” rather than “I feel”, and that matters. Christian assurance is not built on your emotional state on any given day. It is built on what actually happened on a Sunday morning outside Jerusalem.
Scripture Connections
- Job 19:25–27 — “I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last He will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God.” This declaration that anchors the entire song, its hope spoken from the worst possible circumstances.
- Hebrews 7:25 — Jesus is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, because He always lives to intercede for them — the present-tense reality that the second verse celebrates.
- Romans 8:33–34 — Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? No one! Because Christ Jesus died, was raised, and is now at the right hand of God interceding for us.