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The picture of Christ standing in victory, the image of sin’s grip being broken and the promise that I am his and knowing that he in fact is mine brings him incredibly close to me.Īs I drive down the highway with my M-16 pointed out the window and my 9MM pistol tucked in my flak jacket pocket. No matter how many times I hear that verse, I get chills up my spine. This cornerstone, this solid ground There in the ground His. To know that Christ purposefully gave his life for us helps me to understand that he knows that soldiers are dying and that he is in control. In Christ Alone - lyrics In Christ alone, my hope is found. We are losing soldiers here everyday to people that we are trying to help. Verse 1 G In Christ alone will I glory D Though I could pride G C myself in battles won G For Ive been blessed beyond measure D And by His strength G D. It moves immediately to Christ’s burden for those who scorned him. It has been an inspiration to me because in each of it verses it reminds me of fundamental principles. I have listened to it almost every night and even tend to sing/reflect on its words on my trips across. It is a new hymn written, I believe, a year or two ago but it has the feel of the traditional hymns. ” I wanted to share a song that has been a real inspiration to me. In Christ alone my hope is found,He is my light, my strength, my songThis Cornerstone, this solid GroundFirm through the fiercest drought and storm. One particularly moving story was a letter we received from a soldier at war 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. Stuart penned a quite incredible lyric, which the two of us edited, developed and rewrote for a couple of weeks until it became “In Christ Alone”.Īs well as being a credal song, it fires people with hope that here is the God who even death cannot hold “No guilt in life, no fear in death, this is the power of Christ in me”. Something that could teach people the foundations of what we believed in Christ the God who changed all of history and who wants a relationship with each us. 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. I wanted it to become a hymn that would declare the whole life of Christ and what it meant. 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. I had a strong very Irish melody that I could imagine a large crowd singing. Ironically, it is the first hymn we ever penned together “Of all the hymns we have written, this hymn is the most popular wherever we go. When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!īought with the precious blood of Christ. What heights of love, what depths of peace, Digital Sheet Music for In Christ Alone (My Hope Is Found) by Stuart Townend, Keith Getty scored for Piano/Vocal/Chords id:309150. Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.