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Monday, March 17, 2008

one of my absolute favorite songs :)

"In Christ Alone"- Keith Getty & Stuart Townsend

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 ev'ry 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 pow'r of Christ in me;
From life's first cry to final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny.
No pow'r of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home—
Here in the pow'r of Christ I'll stand.

11 Comments:

Blogger hobbitsister said...

i love the lyrics, but it's bothering me because i know i know this song, yet i can't quite remember the tune (but of course, i remember it close enough that i can't just let it go)

Monday, March 17, 2008 at 5:57:00 PM CDT  
Blogger chelleybutton said...

i love this song too... i think the first time i heard it was from the newsboys (so really not that long ago!) & it gave me chills, especially the 3rd stanza--we have VICTORY! ...well, now i'm looking at the other verses & they're all really good :)

hobsis, it's so annoying that i can't explain to you the tune via this blog! i guess technology has limits -- you'll just have to check youtube ;)

Monday, March 17, 2008 at 6:33:00 PM CDT  
Blogger melilotnfosco said...

would you like me to hum it for you? :)
i'm not sure who sings the version that they're now playing a lot (but not enough - i always get so sad when it's over), but i like it. i should just email the radio station and ask.
i love all the lyrics. they're comforting and humbling and exciting, and 'Till He returns or calls me home' always puts a really big grin on my face.

Monday, March 17, 2008 at 7:04:00 PM CDT  
Blogger melilotnfosco said...

i tend to like stuart townsend

Monday, March 17, 2008 at 7:05:00 PM CDT  
Blogger hobbitsister said...

i love the michael english "in Christ alone" song. i think somebody recently redid it.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 3:41:00 PM CDT  
Blogger chelleybutton said...

so did you figure out the tune, hobbitsister? :)

Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 3:50:00 PM CDT  
Blogger hobbitsister said...

no - i'll have to look it up, since you and mel refuse to sing it for me

Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 6:05:00 PM CDT  
Blogger chelleybutton said...

so this michael english "in christ alone" is a different song/tune then?

Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 7:09:00 PM CDT  
Blogger hobbitsister said...

we sang this at church yesterday, so i know the tune now, no thanks to you guys who didn't sing it for me :)

Monday, March 24, 2008 at 2:45:00 PM CDT  
Blogger melilotnfosco said...

you never said you wanted me too!

Monday, March 24, 2008 at 2:50:00 PM CDT  
Blogger hobbitsister said...

i guess you did offer to hum it. that counts for something.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 5:26:00 PM CDT  

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