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E C#m B E/G# A B E
                                                                                                         

Verse 1

Esus E C#m B
In   Christ   alone my   hope is   found
E/G# A B E
He is my   light my   strength, my   song
Esus E C#m B
This   Corners tone this   solid G round
E/G# A B E
Firm through the   fiercest   drought and   storm
E/G# A C#m B
What   heights of   love what   depths of   peace
E/G# A C#m B
When   fears are   stilled when   strivings   cease
A E C#m B
My C omfort er my   All in A ll
E/G# A B E
Here in the l ove of C hrist I s tand

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E C#m B E/G# A B E
                                                                                                         

Verse 2

Esus E C#m B
There   in the g round His   body   lay
E/G# A B E
Light of the   world by d arkness s lain
Esus E C#m B
Then   bursting   forth in g lorious   Day
E/G# A B E
Up from the   grave He   rose ag ain
E/G# A C#m B
And   as He   stands in   vic - to -   ry
E/G# A C#m B
Sin's   curse has   lost its   grip on   me
A E C#m B
For   I am   His and   He is   mine
E/G# A B E
Bought with the   precious b lood of Ch rist

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E C#m B E/G# A B E
                                                                                                         

Verse 3

Esus E C#m B
No   guilt in   life no   fear in   death
E/G# A B E
This is the p ower of   Christ in   me
Esus E C#m B
From   life's first   cry to   final b reath
E/G# A B E
Jesus co mmands my   des - ti - n y
E/G# A C#m B
No   power of   hell no s cheme of   man
E/G# A C#m B
Could   ever p luck me   from His   hands
A E C#m B
'Til   He ret urns or   calls me   home
E/G# A B E
Here in the   power of C hrist I'll st and

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E C#m B E/G# A B E
                                                                                                         

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E A
I find my strength   I find my hope
C#m A
I find my help   in Christ alone
E A
When fear assails   when darkness falls
C#m A
I find my peace   In Christ alone
E F#m
I give my life   I give my all
E/G# A
I sing this song   to Christ alone
E F#m
The King of Kings   the Lord of all
E/G# A
All heaven sings   to Christ alone

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E C#m B E/G# A B E
                                                                                                         

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Esus E C#m B
No   guilt in   life no   fear in   death
E/G# A B E
This is the   power of   Christ in   me
Esus E C#m B
From   life's first   cry to   final  b reath
E/G# A B E
Jesus co mmands my   des - ti -   ny

Devotional

In Christ Alone

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Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. (Galatians 3:13)

Great hymns have the ability to unite the family of God around the truths that matter most. But when people from within the church begin to question or deny what the church holds most dear, great hymns become controversial.

Such is the case with “In Christ Alone.” Some say they find it offensive enough to change one controversial line, or abandon the song altogether. But I want you to see that the original line is deeply biblical and profoundly good news. The second verse says,

Till on that cross as Jesus died,

The wrath of God was satisfied

Some find this line so troubling they have changed it to “the love of God was magnified.”

Love Magnified

It’s certainly true that the love of God was magnified at the cross. Romans 5:8 says, “God demonstrates his love toward us in this, that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” And in Galatians 2:21, the apostle Paul refers to the magnifying of love at the cross when he refers to Jesus as the one “who loved me and gave himself for me.”

The cross is the pinnacle of God’s expression of his love for his people. It is the most magnificent single act of love in all of history. “Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13) — and it’s even greater love when it’s the Son of God himself giving himself for sinners who have rebelled and rejected him.

Death Deserved

So, yes, it is true that “the love of God was magnified” at the cross. But why would anyone want to change the original lyrics? Because they take them to be untrue, even offensive. Unless your mind has been shaped by the Bible, you will find it offensive when the Bible tells us that we all, every one of us, are sinners. And that “the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23).

All humans sin — and all humans are sinners — this is high treason against the God who made us and to whom we owe our allegiance. Our sin is an affront to him. And it is such a serious thing for us finite creatures to rebel against our infinite creator that the just punishment for our sin, even just one, is eternal death. God is an infinitely valuable person, and any sin against him, whether we think of it as big or small, is infinitely egregious and the just punishment for it is an eternal punishment in hell. Unless the grace of God intervenes.

Wrath Satisfied

Where does the wrath of God come in? The wrath of God is his righteous response to the outrage that sin is. It would not be good news if God were unrighteous, and if he were not angry with genocidal dictators and the pimps of child prostitution. The love of God wouldn’t be very comforting if God didn’t get angry when people assault the weak and vulnerable, especially his loved ones. If he were to stand idly by, and not be angry when his loved ones are abused and hurt and mistreated, then we wouldn’t be very impressed by his love.

Because God is justly angry with human sin, the death of Christ at the cross is not only the magnifying of God’s love; it’s also the satisfying of God’s wrath for those who believe in him. Because the Father loved us, even while we were sinners, and because Jesus also loved us, they partnered together to bring about our salvation through the sinless Son of God dying the death we sinners deserve — the love of God rescuing us from the wrath of God, without compromising the justice of God, to the glory of God.

That God has wrath against human sin that needs to be satisfied may be terribly offensive, if there’s no Savior. But if the love of God has made a way, then we only diminish his love when we mute his wrath. The way to let the love of God shine is not to let his righteous wrath go dark, but to acknowledge it, and stand in awe of what we’ve been saved from by the amazing self-giving of God’s Son, and to invite others into the rescue.