Stuart Townend Stuart Townend spoke to WeAreWorship about the birth of the most enduring hymn of its generation. The song got written in an unexpected way. Keith Getty and I were at a conference together and a mutual friend said we should get together. He’d said how great Keith was at writing melodies and he probably said some nice things about how I write lyrics, and so we met for a coffee. Nothing partic-ularly eventful happened but Keith said he’d send me a CD with some of his song ideas.
In Christ Alone: The story behind the Song
In Christ Alone: The story behind the Song
In Christ Alone: The story behind the Song
Stuart Townend Stuart Townend spoke to WeAreWorship about the birth of the most enduring hymn of its generation. The song got written in an unexpected way. Keith Getty and I were at a conference together and a mutual friend said we should get together. He’d said how great Keith was at writing melodies and he probably said some nice things about how I write lyrics, and so we met for a coffee. Nothing partic-ularly eventful happened but Keith said he’d send me a CD with some of his song ideas.