Thundering in My Ears

I have had a very tough day physically...a pretty bad fibro attack along with the heart palpitations and hot flashes that come with being an almost-49-year-old female. Most of the day, it was physical pain and discomfort which seemed to thunder in my ears, heart, and soul.

Just a little while ago, a song broke through which is now thundering louder than anything else. I want to post it here because the truth of these lyrics is so rich...and it is my prayer that this truth would thunder more loudly than any pain -- physical or emotional -- that I might be feeling. And not just left-brain truth as knowledge but the right-brain truth of *experiencing* His amazing power, strength, and love in my life. Make it so, Lord.

In Christ Alone
Stuart Townend, Keith Getty

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
Fulness 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 every 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 power of Christ in me;
From life's first cry to final breath.
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home,
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand.