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
Fulness 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'll stand.
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
Fulness 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'll stand.
I love this song. The message is so profound and clear. In 'Christ alone', our hope is found, our salvation is sealed, and our debt is paid.
It is so heart wrenching and sad to think that there are those who do not share this great hope and joy. They may live everyday as if they are the ones who are working their way to earn favor with God or they wake up every morning with a great dread or uncertainty of "what if it is just not enough!"
For the follower of Christ, we can begin each day with the confidence that if we have placed our hope and trust in Christ alone, then we shall not fear or be in want.
I would rather live everyday in that kind of confidence, joy, and security, than wonder if I have done enough, or am doing enough to secure my way to God....because that is just a never ending battle and downward spiral.
We can NEVER work our own way to a right standing with a Holy God. That is why it is only Through Christ that my salvation is found.
Are you standing "In Christ Alone", or are you banking on your own deeds to get you in on a "right standing" with the King?!
Think about it. It is so important.
~Grow in Grace~
2 Peter 3:18
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