1. Our God, He Is Alive (#9)
PSALM 19

2. A.W. Dicus Born in Festus, Mo 1888 Moved to north Indiana and grew up
1908 was married and was baptized
Made a vow, “If the Lord will allow me to get an education, I will use it in service to the Lord.”
Started studying to be a minister and a scientist
Went from teaching a rural one-room school to instructor in a large Technical High School
1918 He stopped teaching to invent the turn signal for automobiles

3. A.W. Dicus
1922 Recession caused his turn signal business to end, and he sold rights to it to his financial partner
Started preaching at a large church in Bloomington, IN; went to Univ. of Indiana and earned B.Science and M.A. degrees
Invited to work at Tennessee Tech Physics Dept. in 1929
Supported by churches where he preached
1940’s work on atomic physics with Oak Ridge

4. A.W. Dicus 1949 He was asked to be Academic Dean at Florida College
Achieved accreditation
Wife died
Married second wife Flora in 1953; big influence on his songwriting
Retired in 1954
Wrote 3 books: Sermon Outlines, Commentary on Hebrews and Romans, and Church Leadership

5. A.W. Dicus Wrote 35 songs in spite of poor eyesight
April 8, 1966 issue of Time Magazine asked, “Is God Dead?”
Brother Dicus wrote, “Our God, He is Alive”,
Later wrote, “Lord, I Believe”
As a scientist he had a special perspective
Recognized God’s order in creation
He studied God’s creation Psalm 19:1-6
He studied God’s revelation Psalm 19:7-14

6. Our God, He Is Alive There is, beyond the azure blue,
A God, concealed from human sight.
He tinted skies with heav’nly hue,
And framed the worlds with His great might
Ex.33:20-23
Heb. 11:1-3

7. Our God, He Is Alive There is a God, He is alive,
In Him we live, and we survive
From dust our God created man;
He is our God, the great I AM
Acts 17:23-28

8. Our God, He Is Alive There was, a long, long time ago
A God, whose voice the prophets heard;
He is the God that we should know,
Who speaks from His inspired word.
2 Peter 1:19-21
2 Thessalonians 1:6-8
2 Timothy 3:16-17

9. Our God, He Is Alive Secure is life from mortal mind,
God holds the germ within His hand
Though men may search, they cannot find,
For God alone does understand.
Eccl. 1:13

10. Our God, He Is Alive Our God, whose Son upon a tree
A life was willing there to give
That He from sin might set man free
And evermore with Him could live.
Rom. 5:6-8; 1 Peter 2:24
1 Cor. 15:1-3