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 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:
Till He returns or calls me home,
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand.
That’s it now – I have posted almost all the photos I took over the wedding weekend. But when Steph and Mark return and we have the ‘official’ ones, there may be a few more on the blog. This coming week will be a busy one, so I may not get round to posting regularly.
We have seen some amazing weather down here in Dorset this past week – the thunderstorm and lightning on Friday night was truly awesome. We have also been with friends going through personal storms – at moments like this, the words of this hymn chosen by Steph and Mark really resonate.
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.
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All,
Here in the love of Christ I stand.
[Pictures of Bournemouth, Poole, and Ferndown, from the Bournemouth Echo]
The first two hymns were among my personal favourites but this was new to me. Lovely. (Listened to Youtube)
ReplyDeleteIt is a new-ish one by Stuart Townend- Do check out his website http://www.stuarttownend.co.uk/ he writes some great stuff!
DeleteThat is a hymn that we both love.
ReplyDeleteIt is a good, contemporary 'proper' hymn, isn't it?
Delete"In Christ Alone" was new to me and the words are lovely. It reminds me of "My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less" an old traditional hymn. What comfort the words bring to us.
ReplyDeleteYes I have been following the British weather with interest. Quite a hot spell you are having and the storms, my word!
I don't know this hymn but the words are lovely. Looking forward to seeing more wedding photos.
ReplyDeleteWe too had a storm on Friday and a supper one on the Wednesday before and a small on last night.
Hope your friend come through their storm ok.
Carolx
Praying for you in whatever you are dealing with x
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