In Christ Alone

Artist: Brian Littrell
Song Title: In Christ Alone

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In Christ alone will I glory
Though I could pride myself in battles won
For I’ve been blessed beyond measure
And by His strength alone I’ll overcome
Oh, I could stop and count successes
Like diamonds in my hands
But those trophies could not equal
To the grace by which I stand

[CHORUS]
In Christ alone I place my trust
And find my glory in the power of the cross
In every victory, let it be said of me
My source of strength, my source of hope
Is Christ alone

In Christ alone do I glory
For only by His grace I am redeemed
For only His tender mercy
Could reach beyond my weakness to my need
And now I seek no greater honour
In just to know Him more
And to count my gains but losses
To the glory of my Lord

[CHORUS]
In Christ alone I place my trust
And find my glory in the power of the cross
In every victory, let it be said of me
My source of strength, my source of hope
In Christ alone I place my trust
And find my glory in the power of the cross
In every victory, let it be said of me
My source of strength, my source of hope
Is Christ alone
Is Christ alone

"In Christ alone will I glory
Though I could pride myself in battles won
For I’ve been blessed beyond measure
And by His strength alone I’ll overcome
Oh, I could stop and count successes
Like diamonds in my hands
But those trophies could not equal
To the grace by which I stand"

Sometimes I wonder why we strive so hard for things in the natural when what's far greater, lies in the supernatural. Why the bother to struggle with sucky schedules, lousy pay cheques, horrible jobs and bad relationships? Whatever for, when all that won't matter come The End? Or do they matter in ways I haven't come to realise yet?

Will what I do today matter tomorrow?
Well, if I'm doing the right things – yes.

The many hours I spend at work won't matter. Where I go and where I eventually end up geographically won't matter. The number of people I impress won't matter. The numerical webstats of Tinki Talks today won't matter. Not when the tomorrow of my tomorrows comes.

But that isn't excuse enough to settle
with living in days without significance.

Because the lives I touch where I spend most of my waking hours (at work), matters. Heading for the horizon in every which direction bearing Good News, matters. Making an impression by living in Christ-likeness as best I can, matters. Making a difference in lives I don't even know I've touched with this tiny turf on cyberspace, matters.

It matters now, and it's going to continue to matter
even when the buzzer goes off on this life I lead.

Life's now. And though Eternity's well on her way (but still comfortably far off), we've gotta make the best of what we've got with the time we're given. That's why we strive. That's why we struggle. That's why we bother. That's why we put on a smile no matter how tough the day. That's why we keep kicking under all that water no matter how far under we've gone.

Because as much as what we do now matters,
doing it right is going to matter more.