In Christ Alone
John Mark Mcmillan
In Christ Alone
John Mark Mcmillan
BPM
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[Verse 1]
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In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song
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This Cornerstone, this solid Ground, Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
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What heights of love, what depths of peace,
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When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
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My Comforter, my All in All, here in the love of Christ I stand.
[Verse 2]
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In Christ alone! who took on flesh, Fulness of God in helpless babe!
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This Gift of love and righteousness, Scorned by the ones he came to save:
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Till on that cross as Jesus died,
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The wrath of God was satisfied -
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For every sin on Him was laid: Here in the death of Christ I live.
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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There in the ground His body lay, Light of the world by darkness slain:
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Then bursting forth in glorious Day, Up from the grave he rose again!
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And as He stands in victory
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Sin's curse has lost its grip on me,
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For I am His and He is mine - Bought with the precious blood of Christ.
[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
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No guilt in life, no fear in death, This is the power of Christ in me;
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From life's first cry to final breath, Jesus commands my destiny.
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No power of hell, no scheme of man,
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Can ever pluck me from His hand;
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Till He returns or calls me home, Here in the power of Christ I'll stand.