Christ In Me

Christ in Me is a song written by School of Worship, that we play in our youth sometimes... Okay, a lot. I wanted to look at this song pretty in depth to see the meaning behind it. We all know those songs that sound amazing, have awesome guitar riffs, and we jump up and down too, but what is the difference between that and music? Well, the words are probably the most differing thing. However, I don't think they are completely and fully understood.

The verse lyrics are as follows,

Christ in Me, the hope of glory

He has come to set the captive free

This power and love displayed for all to see

It's Christ in me, the hope of glory

Galatians  2:20 says, "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me."

However, the verse this song is probably originally centered around is Colossians 1:27, which says, "To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."

The passage this comes from is verses 24-29, where Paul is telling the Colossians that they were appointed to go and tell others about the "Joy that is within you." Paul says that they are to teach people of the wisdom and knowledge of Christ so that they may be made perfect in Christ Jesus.

This song then takes on a completely different meaning. Instead of just singing it because of the greatness of the music or the intensity of the drum builds and guitar riffs, we should sing this song always, everywhere. Let me see if the Chorus and the bridge can explain this further.

We lift You up, higher and higher

We shout as one, Your Holy choir

We proclaim that You are God.

There is no one like our God

There is no one like You

This is a proclamation we make not just to God, but to others. We are saying that we will praise God and lift up His name even when we are not in a church service, but in our schools and in our homes. Paul spoke about making Christ's name known throughout the earth and He shared this with the Colossians. He told the Colossians about his sufferings for the sake of Christ, and the they should also do what it takes to proclaim the Christ that is in them to the unbelievers.

So when we sing this, understand that it's not just a battle cry, or an "upbeat" song, but it's a proclamation that we will lift God's name higher and higher, in order to first praise Him, and then secondly make Him known to others. - Forsake All