Tuesday, July 7, 2009

In Christ Alone

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.

"In Christ Alone" Words and Music by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend
Copyright © 2001 Kingsway Thankyou Music

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Test Time!

I'm off to take my Marketing Communications test in a little less than an hour! I'm excited and nervous. I've been studying hard and don't feel like I can cram any more in this brain. So hopefully the already-crammed info is enough!

On another note, my dad's cousins, Jim and Carol Noble, are in town. They are staying at my parents' house for a few days. Hopefully tomorrow evening they, along with my family, will make it up this way and we will all have a BBQ at our house! The deciding factor on our end is how much school I can get done today once I get back from my test. I have an assignment due tomorrow and I haven't started on it yet. But it's not huge--just a discussion thread I need to post. I haven't read any of the material yet. Yikes!

Rob is heading over to Richard Scott this weekend! They are going to do guys things like paintball, shooting guns, fireworks and who knows what else! I opted to stay home because I need to catch my breath after many hard weeks of school. I don't like being away from Rob. But I think this is the best decision for this weekend. The Carlsons are having their regular 4th of July shindig so I might make it over that-a-way if I can get a ride--a little too far to walk!