CHRIST ALONE is all we need


Saving grace how sweet the sound,
Where shall praise enough be found;
Praise to tell what God has done,
Praise to honor Christ the Son?

Chosen by God’s sovereign grace,
Members of a ransomed race;
What a wondrous, gracious plan,
God would raise up fallen man.

Lo! In time the Savior came,
Friend of sinners - what a Name;
He the woman’s promised Seed,
Jesus meets our ev’ry need.

He who knew no sinfulness,
Charged with our own wretchedness;
Died upon the cruel cross,
Saving us from endless loss.

By His blood we are forgiv’n,
Jesus makes us fit for heav’n;
His the righteousness we plead,
Christ alone is all we need.

Praise the Lamb who reigns on high,
All our hopes on Him rely;
By Him we are justified,
His great Name be magnified. 


To the tune of, “Jesus, Lover of My Soul,” (7.7.7.7 double)
Lyrics by Jim Byrd 



 
“For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and 

plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee”

-Psalm 86:5 [KJV]

It is delightful to speak about the mercy of God, but always be mindful that forgiveness and salvation for the sinful cannot come to sinners apart from consideration of the legal requirements of God. “The soul that sinneth shall die.” The righteous Judge cannot clear the guilty without satisfaction for sin. The sweet mercy of the Lord will never be exercised at the expense of His justice. His violated law demands death for all transgressions. God cannot be at peace with sinful men in a way that is dishonoring to His truth and righteousness. His only begotten Son has rendered to Him the required price for the redemption for His chosen people. His precious blood has been shed so that God can be a just God and a Savior. The sacrifice of the good Shepherd to divine justice on the behalf of His sheep was the price that forevermore silenced divine vengeance, exhausted the wrath of God and, when revealed and applied to them by the Holy Spirit to a sinner’s heart, speaks peace to the troubled conscience telling them all is well with a holy God. “Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other” (Psalm 85:10).


-Gospel report by preacher Jim Byrd

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