"In Christ Alone"
By Keith Getty, Stuart Townend (2002)
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
“Til on that cross, as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisified
For every sin, on Him, was laid
Here, in the death of Christ, I live
This beautiful song lays out the beautiful and powerful truth of the gospel. Speaking of Christ’s payment for our sin, His gift of righteousness, the reconciliation of His people to Himself. By our own sinful desires and actions, we were His enemies, subject to wrath, but now, by His grace alone, we are called His Children!!
Romans 5:8-11
“But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. 9 Much more surely then, now that we have been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God. 10 For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life. 11 But more than that, we even boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.”
Michael Payton, Worship Pastor
First Baptist Church Hamlin, Texas, mpayton@fbchamlin.com