The Christian Century

Twenty years later, ‘In Christ Alone’ still inspires millions to sing

The melody that changed Keith Getty’s life was first scratched out on the back of an electric bill in a humble flat in Northern Ireland. This isn’t great, he thought at the time. But it was the best ...
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‘I wanted to write the Christian national anthem’: Hymn writer Keith Getty on 25 years of In Christ Alone

“My next-door neighbour was Donna Summer, and four doors down is the bass player from Kings of Leon,” Keith Getty tells me from his home in Nashville. Since moving to Music City with his wife Kristyn ...
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in christ alone

Boy, "In Christ Alone" just will not stay out of the churchy news. A few weeks ago it was standing in for all hymnody ever in the face of the chorus-singing horde; now it's standing in for ...