In Christ Alone - wikipedia In Christ Alone For other uses of `` In Christ Alone '', see In Christ Alone ( disambiguation ). `` In Christ Alone '' Song Released Genre Contemporary Christian music, contemporary worship music Songwriter ( s ) Keith Getty ( music ) Stuart Townend ( lyrics ) `` In Christ Alone '' is a popular, modern Christian song written by Keith Getty ( Northern Ireland ) and Stuart Townend ( England ), both songwriters of Christian hymns and contemporary worship music. The song, with a strong Irish melody, copyrighted by Getty and Townend 2001 Kingsway Music Thankyou Music, is the first the two songwriters penned down in their partnership of songwriting. The music was by Getty and the original lyrics by Townend. `` In Christ Alone '' is considered a Christian credal song for belief in Jesus Christ. The theme of the song is the life, death and resurrection of Christ, and that he is a God who even death can not hold : No guilt in life, no fear in death This is the power of Christ in me 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 The song is commonly known as `` In Christ Alone ( My Hope Is Found ) '' and `` In Christ Alone ( I Stand ) '' taking verses from the song and has become very popular and has been the subject of many cover versions and many language translations. The Getty / Townend song should not be confused with the similarly titled song `` In Christ Alone '' co-written by Don Koch and Shawn Craig, originally recorded by Michael English on his self - titled debut solo album Michael English, and many others. Popularity The song was composed in 2001 and gained increased popularity first in Ireland and the UK and then in the United States and internationally. By 2005, it had been named by a BBC Songs of Praise survey as the 9th best loved hymn of all time in the UK ; By 2006, it rose to the No. 1 position on the United Kingdom CCLI ( Christian Copyright Licensing International ) charts. `` In Christ Alone '' appeared on CCLI 's `` Top 25 CCLI Songs '' American songs list for the first time in the February 2008 report although it had appeared in the CCLI chart for Canada, Australia and New Zealand prior to that. In 2008, the song was included in the release of Christian Worship : Supplement for the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod ( WELS ). In 2015, the song was listed among the `` Fifty Favorite Hymns '' in a WELS survey. In 2010, Owl City 's Adam Young recorded a version and offered it through his blog. About the song he wrote : `` I 'm twenty four years old, yet something about this song makes me bawl like a baby. The way the melodies and lyrics swirl together is so poignant and beautiful. If I were to count on one hand, the number of songs that have ever deeply moved me, this one would take the cake. Last night I probably spent more time actually crying at the piano than I did recording it. Such are the secret confessions of a shy boy from Minnesota ''. A committee of the Presbyterian Church ( U.S.A. ) opted not to include `` In Christ Alone '' in the church 's 2013 hymnal Glory to God ! for various reasons cited by Mary Louise Bringle in The Christian Century, `` Debating Hymns '' 1 May 2013. A committee statement explained the copyright holders would not grant the copyright request to reprint the hymn exactly as found in Celebrating Grace, a hymnal published in 2010 by a large group of Baptists. Variations in the hymn versions concerned the differences in theological significance of the line published in the Celebrating Grace Baptist hymnal : `` Till on that cross as Jesus died the love of God was magnified '' and the line the copyright holders prefer, `` Till on that cross as Jesus died the wrath of God was satisfied. '' The question concerns interpretations of atonement theory, particularly penal substitution theory and the satisfaction theory of atonement. Such questions also address the attributes of God. In 2013, the song was sung at the enthronement of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury. Versions ( selective ) 2001 : The song first appeared on the album New Irish Hymns performed by vocalists Máire Brennan, Margaret Becker and Joanne Hogg who sang on the album mainly songs written by Keith Getty ( composer of the song ). 2002 : Stuart Townend, the lyricist of the song, on his album Lord of Every Heart 2003 : Adrienne Liesching and Geoff Moore as a duo on the compilation albums Secrets of the Vine ; Worship Together - Be Glorified under the title `` In Christ Alone ( My Hope Is Found ) '' ; and It Takes 2 : 15 Collaborations and Duets 2003 : Newsboys on their album Adoration : The Worship Album. Also released as a single 2004 : Phillips, Craig and Dean recorded a medley of the Getty / Townend and the Koch / Craig songs on their album Let the Worshippers Arise 2005 : Travis Cottrell on his album Alive Forever as a medley `` In Christ Alone '' / `` The Solid Rock '' ; also appears in Cottrell 's live album Jesus Saves Live 2006 : Avalon on their album Faith : A Hymns Collection 2006 : Matt Papa on his album You Are Good 2008 : Kristyn Getty ( vocals ) in the Keith & Kristyn Getty album In Christ Alone 2008 : Natalie Grant on album Relentless 2010 : Adam Young of Owl City recorded as `` In Christ Alone ( I Stand ) '' 2012 : Christina Grimmie ( uploaded on YouTube ) 2013 : Kristian Stanfill from the album Passion : Let the Future Begin ( recorded live ) References Jump up ^ `` In Christ Alone ''. Gettymusic.com. Retrieved 7 March 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Songfacts : In Christ Alone by Newsboys ''. Songfacts.com. Retrieved 7 March 2012. Jump up ^ `` In Christ Alone '' ``. Stuarttownend.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2012. Jump up ^ Akins, Debra ( 22 July 2004 ). `` Debra Akins in Crosswalk.com : Song Story - `` In Christ Alone '' ``. Crosswalk.com. Salem Web Network. Retrieved 7 March 2012. Jump up ^ `` BBC Songs of Praise ''. BBC. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2012. Jump up ^ `` CCLI Top 25 Songs ''. CCLI. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012. Jump up ^ `` Christian Worship : supplement ''. Jump up ^ `` In Christ Alone ''. Jump up ^ `` Fifty Favorites '' ( PDF ). ^ Jump up to : Young, Adam ( 25 October 2010 ). `` In Christ Alone ''. Owlcityblog.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012. Jump up ^ Bringle, Mary Louise ( 1 May 2013 ). `` Debating hymns ''. The Christian Century. Retrieved 9 August 2013. Jump up ^ Smietana, Bob ( 5 August 2013 ). `` Presbyterians ' decision to drop hymn stirs debate ''. USA Today. Retrieved 5 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` THE INAUGURATION OF THE MINISTRY OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY : JUSTIN PORTAL WELBY '' ( PDF ). Archbishopofcanterbury.org. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` Lord of Every Heart - Audio CD ''. Amazon.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013. Jump up ^ `` Secrets of the Vine - Various Artists ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2014. Jump up ^ Losey, Steve. `` Various Artists Worship Together : Be Glorified - AllMusic Review ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` It Takes 2 : 15 Collaborations and Duets - Various Artists ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Let the Worshippers Arise - Audio CD ''. Amazon.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013. Jump up ^ `` In Christ Alone - Audio CD ''. Amazon.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013. Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzseOqwn8oo&spfreload=10 Me Singing - `` In Christ Alone '' - Christina Grimmie Cover - HAPPY EASTER ! ! 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Question: when was the song in christ alone written
Answer: 2001