Thursday, October 05, 2006

My favorite praise and worship song

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
‘Til 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
‘Til He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow. I cry every time I sing that song, and I cried just reading it now. Those words are so powerful. "Sin's curse has lost its grip on me." What freedom. What a Savior we have.

Becky said...

I love "Light of the world by darkness slain, then BURSTING forth in GLORIOUS day, up from the grave He ROSE AGAIN!" That's the foundation, the cornerstone of the Christian faith. Without the resurrection, we have nothing, no hope. So therein lies ALL our hope. Jesus defeated death. Therefore death holds no fear for us. How beautiful!

Anonymous said...

It reminds of the God I serve every time I sing it. I love it. In fact - Casey, Sheri and I went to a church in DC this weekend and we sang it. It made me realize how awesome it is going to be in heaven with all of our brothers and sisters in Christ. What an amazing and awesome God we serve!!