Solus Christus!

I was able to complete the chapter on Christ Alone in one sitting (although I did read some parts twice) in the James Montgomery Boice book Whatever Happened to the Gospel of Grace. The center of the gospel has to be Christ and the cross. Since completing the chapter I have been stuck on the song In Christ Alone, which describes Solus Christus better than what I can.

Here is a link to a video that is a pretty good rendition of the song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8welVgKX8Qo

Here are the lyrics:

"In Christ Alone"
Words and Music by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend
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.
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.

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.
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied;
For ev'ry sin on Him was laid—
Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay,
Light of the world by darkness slain;
Then bursting forth in glorious day,
Up from the grave He rose again!
And as He stands in victory,
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me;
For I am His and He is mine—
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death—
This is the pow'r of Christ in me;
From life's first cry to final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny.
No pow'r of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home—
Here in the pow'r of Christ I'll stand.