Christ Liveth in Me

Christ Liveth in Me

This old hymn has long been a personal favorite of mine. I love how the chorus repeats how Christ lives in me, and that this is indeed such a wonderful salvation! Instead of placing our hope in so many outward, fickle things, we may set our hope on this fact that we have Christ, that He lives in our hearts by faith (Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 3:17), and that we can trust in Him all the way to the end to finish His work of salvation to make us fully like Him (Romans 8:29).

Christ Liveth in Me

1) Once far from God and dead in sin, No light my heart could see; But in God’s Word the light I found, Now Christ liveth in me. 

Chorus Christ liveth in me, Christ liveth in me, Oh! what a salvation this, That Christ liveth in me.

2) As rays of light from yonder sun, The flowers of earth set free, So life and light and love came forth From Christ living in me. 

3) As lives the flower within the seed, As in the cone the tree, So, praise the God of truth and grace, His Spirit dwelleth in me.

4) With longing all my heart is filled, That like Him I may be, As on the wondrous thought I dwell That Christ liveth in me.

Lyrics: Daniel W. Whittle; Music: James McGranahan; Arranged by phos.