In Christ Alone

For the first song, we have chosen In Christ Alone by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty.  Both wonderful songwriters on their own, they came together to combine this haunting melody with words that seek to convey the power that Christ has over all things and His central place in our lives as believers.

Townend continues, “The lyric [of this song] excites me because it places our hope, our assurance, our eternal destiny in the right place—on the solid foundation of Christ. I know in my own life I need reminding continually not to live by my feelings or my circumstances, but by the unchanging truth of the gospel.”

Here are the lyrics and some audio to help you get started memorizing:

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    Verse 1

    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

    Verse 2

    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

    Verse 3

    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

    Verse 4

    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

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    Keith Getty | Stuart Townend