Lyrics
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
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
Interlude
Bought with the precious blood of Christ
Verse 3
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
Till He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand
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Meaning & Inspiration
In Christ Alone is a modern hymn-style song that rests the whole of the Christian life on Jesus. The first stanza names Him as hope, light, strength and song, the cornerstone and solid ground through drought and storm, with heights of love and depths of peace where fears are stilled. The second stanza follows the story of the cross and resurrection, describing the body in the ground, the Light of the world slain by darkness, and bursting forth in glorious day.
A short added line says the singer was bought with the precious blood of Christ. The last stanza declares no guilt in life and no fear in death, with Jesus commanding destiny from the first cry to the final breath, and no power of hell or scheme of man able to pluck the singer from His hand. The themes follow John 10:28-29, 1 Peter 1:18-19 and Romans 8:38-39. The steady build and repeated closing line give the song a firm, confident tone.
Related Scripture
- John 10:28-29 No one can snatch Jesus' followers out of His hand.
- 1 Peter 1:18-19 Believers were redeemed with the precious blood of Christ.
- Romans 8:38-39 Nothing can separate believers from the love of God in Christ.