‘‘Alone”
Lyrics: “Alone”
Alone, alone,
My Jesus came alone;
Dark spun the world, far from his glorious throne;
Light pierced the gloom, so beautiful he,
His goodness shone like gold;
Strange gleams the night,
Rejected by his own.
For me, for me,
My Jesus came for me;
His grace - my peace, my sin - his Calvary;
He cried my tears, he hurt with my pain,
My tempting - his despair;
"My Lord! My God!"
His scars by faith I see!
Chorus 1:
Reach out and touch the wound in my side;
Marks of my love, printed deep, cannot hide;
For you, for you,
My Jesus died for you;
Pierced for your sins, he poured his soul out too;
"Forgive them Lord"! - the Son of God cried
When they hung him on that cross;
"Behold the Lamb"!
Just look - will this you do?
Chorus 2:
Poured out my grace in a rolling tide;
Stretched out my arms - mercy vast, ocean wide:
On high, on high,
My Jesus lives on high;
I'm fallen deep, yet his, I know not why;
He chose me, sought me endlessly,
'Til a rebel child he found;
Sealed for that day
When to his arms I fly!
About the Song
“Alone" is a solemn, moving sacred folk lament written in a slow minor key to provide a quiet, reflective companion for worship during Lent and the Easter season. The song captures the immense weight of the Saviour’s absolute isolation as He journeyed toward the cross, descending from eternal glory into a world that rejected its own Maker. Shifting gently from a personal confession of faith to a universal call to look upon the cross, this ballad traces the sweeping depth of a mercy that poured out its soul to death for our peace. It stands as a humble song of praise to the resurrected and ascended Lamb of God, who pursues the rebellious heart with endless grace and seals us for the glorious day we are gathered into His everlasting embrace.
Scripture References & Reflections
"Alone, alone, / My Jesus came alone;"
Zechariah 13:7 / Matthew 26:56 — We enter into the deep solitude of Christ's earthly sacrifice. When the Shepherd was struck, the sheep scattered, leaving Him to endure the ultimate path of suffering completely forsaken and alone.
"Dark spun the world, far from his glorious throne;"
John 3:19 / Hebrews 1:3 — The staggering humility of the Incarnation. The Radiance of God's glory left His heavenly throne to come into a world where the light personified in him has come, and people loved the darkness rather than the light.
"Light pierced the gloom, so beautiful he, / His goodness shone like gold;"
Isaiah 9:2 / Psalm 45:2 — The moral beauty of the Son breaking through human brokenness. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light, beholding the One who is the most handsome of the sons of men, with grace poured upon His lips.
"Strange gleams the night, / Rejected by his own."
Luke 9:22 / Matthew 21:42 / Isaiah 53:3 — The somber mystery of Good Friday. The Son of Man had to suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes. The stone that the builders rejected became the cornerstone.
"For me, for me, / My Jesus came for me;"
1 Timothy 1:15 / Luke 19:10 — The deeply personal application of redemption. This is the quiet realization that the saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, including me.
"His grace - my peace, my sin - his Calvary;"
2 Corinthians 5:21 / Ephesians 2:14 — The beautiful exchange at the heart of the Gospel. For our sake He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. He Himself is our peace.
"He cried my tears, he hurt with my pain, / My tempting - his despair;"
Isaiah 53:4 / Matthew 26:38 — Christ's profound identity with human agony. Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. In the garden, His soul was very sorrowful, even to death, experiencing the full weight of our trial.
"'My Lord! My God!' / His scars by faith I see!"
John 20:28 / 1 Peter 1:8 — Though we have not seen Him, we love Him. Though we do not now see Him, we believe in Him and rejoice, recognizing His identity as our Lord and God through the eyes of saving faith.
"Reach out and touch the wound in my side; / Marks of my love, printed deep, cannot hide."
John 20:27 / Revelation 5:6 — The tokens of His perfect, finished work. In the midst of the heavenly throne stands a Lamb, as though it had been slain. His permanent scars remain the eternal validation of His covenant love.
"For you, for you, / My Jesus died for you; / Pierced for your sins, he poured his soul out too;"
Romans 5:6 / Isaiah 53:12 — An invitation to behold the scope of the cross. For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly, pouring out his soul to death and bearing the sins of many.
"'Forgive them Lord'! - the Son of God cried / When they hung him on that cross;"
Colossians 2:14 / Luke 23:34 — The depth of His intercessory grace. Even as they nailed Him to the wood, canceling the record of debt that stood against us, the Saviour extended forgiveness to those actively crucifying Him, and those who would have.
"'Behold the Lamb'! / Just look - will this you do?"
John 1:36 / Isaiah 45:22 — The Gospel command to look away from ourselves and look to Christ. 'Behold the Lamb of God!' Turn to Him and be saved, all the ends of the earth, for He is God, and there is no other.
"Poured out my grace in a rolling tide; / Stretched out my arms - mercy vast, ocean wide:"
Romans 5:21 / John 12:32 — The vastness of His work on the cross. Just as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life. Stretched out on the tree, He draws all people to Himself.
"On high, on high, / My Jesus lives on high;"
Philippians 2:9 / Revelation 1:18 — The triumphant transition to His final glory. Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name. He holds the keys of Death and Hades.
"I'm fallen deep, yet his, I know not why; / He chose me, sought me endlessly, / 'Til a rebel child he found;"
Romans 5:10 / Luke 15:5 / John 15:20 — The mystery of sovereign pursuing grace. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, how much more shall we be saved by His life as He carries us home rejoicing.
"Sealed for that day / When to his arms I fly!"
Ephesians 1:13 / 1 Thessalonians 4:17 — The ultimate assurance of the believer. When we heard the word of truth, the Gospel of our salvation, we were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, waiting to always be with the Lord.
