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‘In Christ Alone’
CW Supplement 752
A request by Jamie Anderson for her Father, Pastor Dean Anderson
In Christ Alone was written by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, published in 2001.
"In Christ Alone" is a hymn of redemption and can be considered a Christian creedal (Nicene, Apostles
and Anthanasian) song for belief in Jesus Christ. The theme of the song is the life, death and resurrection
of Christ, and that he is God who even in death cannot be held.
Julian Keith Getty (born December 16, 1974, in Lisburn, Northern Ireland) is a composer, best known for
pioneering "modern hymns." Many of his songs are co-written with his wife, Kristyn Getty, and veteran
British songwriter and worship leader Stuart Townend. The most widely used of the Getty-Townend
hymns are "In Christ Alone", "The Power of the Cross", and "Speak, O Lord". Keith and Kristyn Getty
are currently living in the United States where they write music and tour.
Keith Getty collaborates frequently with Stuart Townend, a songwriter that he met through his
involvement with Kingsway Music. The first song they co-wrote, “In Christ Alone”, proved to be very
successful. In 2001, Keith Getty and Stuart Townend developed the song with the purpose of creating a
modern hymn that would expound on the life of Christ.
‘In Christ Alone’
1
In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand
3
There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ
2
In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless Babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
4
No guilt in life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From a life’s first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
Till on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live, I live
No power of hell, no scheme of man
Could ever pluck me from His hand
Till He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I stand