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
 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