Throughout this process was a deep desire to dig deep into the meaning of God’s word and express it in poetic and memorable way, so that the truths of His word would remain in our minds. Let’s have as many verses as we want, and let’s just go for it.””Ī few weeks later Getty sent Stuart some melody ideas, the first of which, penned on the back of electricity bill as a 25 year old, was a magnificent, haunting melody that Stuart loved, and he immediately started writing down some lyrical ideas on what they wanted to say, covering the life, death, resurrection of Christ and the implications of this on our lives. But we said, “Let’s write one song.” I knew I wanted the song to be story-driven, so I said, “Let’s do a song that tells the whole story of Christ coming to earth-the whole gospel story in one song. I then had the privilege of connecting with songwriter Stuart Townend, who had penned the hymn “How Deep the Father’s Love for Us.” When we first met, there wasn’t an immediate personal connection. By the time I came through this, my faith was stronger, and I really wanted to write songs for the Church that brought the full, rich, life-giving story of the gospel into believers’ hearts and minds. It was a journey to believe in the uniqueness of Christ, the Scriptures and the gospel story. In interview with Christian Music Today, Getty says “I struggled to understand and fully embrace my faith amid an unbelieving, universalist, and multi-religious culture (when growing up in Durham, England).
What resulted from this new found collaboration was a song that epitomised praise and worship covering the Attributes of God, Actions of God and our response for all Christ has done. Stuart on the lyric side and Getty focusing on the melody and music. Often attributed as “one of the best modern examples of storytelling conveying the power of the gospel”, In Christ Alone was co-written by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend.
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