Because He overcame death, the cross has its power. “Then bursting forth in glorious day, up from the grave He rose again.” That is the event that shook the world and gives us our hope.
The third verse celebrates the victory over the cross which gives our faith its basis.
What a glorious concept, that “every sin on Him was laid.” In my favorite line, the song states, “‘Til on that cross as Jesus died, the wrath of God was satisfied.” With that simple line, we are preaching the doctrine of atonement, though we might not use that word. It paints a glorious picture of what happened there. The song doesn’t just talk about Jesus on the cross, though. But His own people, whom “he came to save” scorned Him. He was the “fullness of God in helpless babe.” He was Immanuel God with us. Why “stand” with Him? The rest of the song shares that message which the world needs to hear. After naming all these attributes, verse one ends with “Here in the love of Christ I stand.” Verse one uses many titles and descriptions of Jesus (my Comforter, my All in All, this Cornerstone, etc.), and powerfully showers Him with praise, but does so from a deeply personal level.
#IN CHRIST ALONE HYMN FULL#
With that verse, we sing that our full faith is in Him, then we move to the reason why. The song begins with a verse of praise to Jesus. The beauty of this song is that it builds together (1) the sacrifice of Jesus and (2) our response to it. What a fantastic new hymn! “In Christ Alone,” in my opinion, will stand the test of time because it is a simple melody in the usual construction of four verses.
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