It wasn't until I heard John sing this live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno that I began to like this song. Have to respect the lyrics and his interpretation.
I heard this rendition of "To Live Is Christ" back in the early 80's on a contemporary Christian station in Los Angeles. I wish I knew who the artist was. I sang it off memory and perhaps substituted a few words. The rendition of Thank You Lord is something I thought up.
Written by Louisa M.R. Stead in 1882. Still sung to this very day across the country in your local church.
In the face of adversity, it's a wonderful thing to trust in Jesus. There's no guarantee we'll be saved from every situation but even if he doesn't do it, he's still able to.