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

'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 of 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

-Hymn, In Christ Alone, 2001

We sang these glorious words of truth this morning during worship at church. My heart swells up and tears burn down my cheeks when I sing this hymn.

Every. Single. Time.

By the third verse I can barely keep my voice from breaking, and if I were a little more comfortable with my worship in public, hands would be thrown to the air and kneeds would be on the ground (I'm working on that public thing).

Jesus indeed commands my destiny and desires my all to follow Him. Blessed be that truth. Lord, that I would rest in that this coming week!
Steve and I chose this song to be sung at our wedding while we took our first communion together. The impact of the words hit me heavy that day as we burst forth together in our married life, with Christ at the center of it all.

Here in the power of Christ I'll stand. Amen.