Keith Getty’s ecclesial roots are in the Presbyterian Church, where his father was a pastor in Belfast, a heritage that influenced his appreciation for metrical psalms (Huyser-Honig, 2006, n.p.). His musical influences include classical music, Irish music, and a wide range of church music. Getty’s background in flute led to study with the renowned flautist James Galway, who also facilitated Getty’s development as conductor and orchestrator. Chad’s College, Durham University, where he studied music. His musical education began with classical guitar lessons at age eleven and flute lessons at age twelve. 1980), where she is frequently featured as a soloist or lead singer on albums. Keith Getty, a native of Northern Ireland, often performs with his wife Kristyn (b. So the theme of the life, death, resurrection of Christ, and the implications of that for us just began to tumble out, and when we got together later on to fine tune it, we felt we had encapsulated what we wanted to say (Atkins, 2004, n.p.). A few weeks later Keith sent some melody ideas, and the first one on the CD was a magnificent, haunting melody that I loved, and immediately started writing down some lyrical ideas on what I felt should be a timeless theme commensurate with the melody. Keith and I met in the autumn of 2000 at a worship event, and we resolved to try to work together on some songs. Townend offers the following account of the song’s origins: It was ranked as the number one song in the UK CCLI listing by 2006 and remains in the top 25 hymns (No.

This hymn was the first collaboration by Getty with another writer it is the duo’s most popular song, appearing in thirteen hymnals according to. 1963) are worship leaders and song writers who have collaborated to produce some of the most well-known and vibrant hymns of this era.

“In Christ Alone” (2001) is one of the most popular Christian songs in this century.

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