Intro
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1. We’re not alone, for Christ is here
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Immanuel our God come near
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We’re not alone, for to our world
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Jesus has come, eternal Word.
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And as he speaks, our souls laid bare
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Naked, ashamed, sin is made clear
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And yet he clothes us in his love
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Never alone, Christ is with us, is with us.
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2. The longest walk, earth’s darkest day
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The pressing crowd, his mounting pain.
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A# heavy load of grief and shame
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Breathless that we should breathe again.
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“Father forgive them,” comes his cry
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Silence from God blackens the sky.
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A# creeping dread in every heart
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Lost in the world now God departs, God departs.
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3. The dawn will come, the sun will rise
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Out of the grave we’ll see hope’s light.
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Tomb opened wide, stone rolled away
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Morning has come, a brand new day.
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“He isn’t here,” the angel said.
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“He is alive no longer dead.”
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Our hearts are lifted, souls raised high
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Christ is with us, Christ is our life, he’s our life.
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4. Never alone, is now our cry
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In joy, in grief, in lonely sin.
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Never alone, for Christ is ours
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He lives in us, we live in him.
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And ’til we reach that final day
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When fears are gone, cast far away
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We'll live secure, trust in his love,
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Never alone, Christ is with us, he’s with us.