In Christ Alone

There are times during worship through music when I am brought to silence in contemplation of the words that I am singing, and how amazingly powerful their truths are. This morning was one of those times.

I would encourage you to read through the following lyrics, which you may have sung many times in the past, and carefully ponder over the meaning of each verse, each line, each word... and may the understanding you receive be a source of great joy for you.


In Christ Alone
In Christ alone my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All,
Here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone, who took on flesh,
Fullness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness,
Scorned by the ones He came to save:
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid;
Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay,
Light of the world by darkness slain:
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again!
And as He stands in victory
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me,
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death,
This is the power of Christ in me;
From life's first cry to final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home,
Here in the power of Christ I stand!
Here in the power of Christ I stand!


Surely, surely, brothers and sisters, in Christ alone our hope is found! May we stand in the love of this Cornerstone, and not lean on anything else.