Oh, to see the dawn
Of the darkest day:
Christ on the road to Calvary.
Tried by sinful men,
Torn and beaten, then
Nailed to a cross of wood.

CHORUS:
This, the pow’r of the cross:
Christ became sin for us;
Took the blame, bore the wrath—
We stand forgiven at the cross.

Oh, to see the pain
Written on Your face,
Bearing the awesome weight of sin.
Ev’ry bitter thought,
Ev’ry evil deed
Crowning Your bloodstained brow.

Now the daylight flees;
Now the ground beneath
Quakes as its Maker bows His head.
Curtain torn in two,
Dead are raised to life;
“Finished!” the vict’ry cry.

Oh, to see my name
Written in the wounds,
For through Your suffering I am free.
Death is crushed to death;
Life is mine to live,
Won through Your selfless love.

FINAL CHORUS:
This, the pow’r of the cross:
Son of God—slain for us.
What a love! What a cost!
We stand forgiven at the cross.

you can listen to the music on their website or find at least one copy on iTunes!

Just a note about “In Christ Along,” I am a stundent at SBTS, getting my MDiv. in Worship, and I have had the blessing of getting to know the composers of this hymn through some of Southern’s Institute of Christian Worship seminars and lectures. I highly recommend all their work. They are a blessing to the church and to church music. They are a breath of fresh air to the church who is ready to sing songs because they are God-glorifying and Christ-exalting rather than nashville-driven.

All you pastors should logon to http://www.gettymusic.com and peruse the lyrics of their many modern Hymns. You can hear excerpts, i believe, and they certainly will cell you a cd!

Through Southern’s ICW link, you can hear them speak about the songs as well.

They are writing hymns that are truly timeless musically and poetically.

Recommend them to your music minister!

Again, thank you for the post and for your blog. It’s been a blessing to me.

I was hurt and absolutely astonished that you did not respond to Dr. Rainer when he asked you to. To do so any other way is absolutely unforgivable…..NOT!!

:>)

Thanks for your transparency. We all need to be more transparent.

Blessings,
Tim

You know what is amazing. When you said “In Christ Alone” I was thinking about the Michael English song.

The version you are talking about we are using during our Holy Week. I have it sitting in front of me right now.

Praise God for what He is doing in your life and your church.

Your friend,

Kevin