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written by Stuart Townend and Keith
Getty
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A
hymn on the life, death and resurrection of Christ
Then
a few days later the CD arrived. And the first melody on it really hit me – it
was tuneful and memorable, and yet had gravitas and real emotion. And I began
to feel the pressure to write lyrics that were of a comparable standard!
The
only thing I could think was to base it on the eternal theme of the life, death
and resurrection of Christ. The verses came in a fairly linear way, but as the
third verse developed, I was getting pretty excited as I thought about the
amazing implications of Christ’s finished work on the cross. I wanted to write
a fourth verse that was about us – but not just as an emotional response, but
as a undeniable statement of the power of Christ to sustain us in this life.
Keith
and I are overwhelmed with the response this song has had, and we are just
grateful to God that He should use it to build up His church in this way.
"In Christ Alone" is
considered a Christian credal song for belief in Jesus Christ.
The theme of the song is the life, death and resurrection of Christ, and
that he is God whom even death cannot hold.
The song is commonly known as
"In Christ Alone (My Hope Is Found)" and "In Christ Alone (I
Stand)" taking verses from the song. It has become very popular and has
been the subject of many cover versions[4] and
many language translations.
The Getty/Townend song should not be
confused with the similarly titled song "In Christ Alone" co-written
by Don Koch and Shawn Craig, originally recorded by Michael English on
his self-titled debut solo album Michael English, and many others.
The song was composed in 2001 and
gained increased popularity first in Ireland and the UK and then in the United
States and internationally. In 2002, Stuart Townend, the lyricist of the song,
recorded it on his own album Lord of Every Heart By 2005, it
had been named by a BBC Songs of Praise survey
as the ninth best-loved hymn of all time in the UK; By 2006, it rose to
the No. 1 position on the United Kingdom CCLI (Christian Copyright Licensing
International) charts. "In Christ Alone" appeared on
CCLI's "Top 25 CCLI Songs" American songs list for the first time in
the February 2008 report although it had appeared in the CCLI chart for Canada,
Australia and New Zealand prior to that.
In 2008, the song was included in the
release of Christian Worship: Supplement for the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). In
2015, the song was listed among the "Fifty Favorite Hymns" in a WELS
survey.
In 2010, Owl City's
Adam Young recorded a version and offered it through his blog. About the song,
he wrote: "I'm twenty-four years old, yet something about this song makes
me bawl like a baby. The way the melodies and lyrics swirl together is so
poignant and beautiful. If I were to count on one hand, the number of songs
that have ever deeply moved me, this one would take the cake. Last night I
probably spent more time actually crying at the piano than I did recording it.
Such are the secret confessions of a shy boy from Minnesota".
In 2013, the song was sung at the
enthronement of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury. Also in
this year, a new bridge section was added to the song by Kristian
Stanfill and included in the live Passion: Let the Future Begin recording.
In 2015, Julien Baker played
a portion of the piano melody from In Christ Alone at the end of "Go
Home" on her album Sprained Ankle. Baker later said about the
song: "It holds a lot of memories for me—being young in church, and the
lyrics hold a lot of meaning when you analyze them."
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