1. If I'd know Christ's risen power,
  I must ever love the Cross;
  Life from death alone arises;
  There's no gain except by loss.
(Chorus:)
  If no death, no life,
  If no death, no life;
  Life from death alone arises;
  If no death, no life.
2. If I'd have Christ formed in me,
  I must breathe my final breath,
  Live within the Cross's shadow,
  Put my soul��life e'er to death.
3. If God thru th' Eternal Spirit
  Nail me ever with the Lord;
  Only then as death is working
  Will His life thru me be poured.
(Chorus:)
  If no death, no life,
  If no death, no life;
  Life from death alone arises;
  If no death, no life.