PCUSA minister Chris Joiner of First said that while many in his congregation liked the hymn, he agreed with the decision because "that lyric comes close to saying that God killed Jesus. The committee's decision to exclude the song triggered a larger debate across denominations and within the Presbyterian Church USA itself. Critics of the committee's decision pointed out that the hymnal included other hymns endorsing satisfaction theory and the penal substitution model of atonement, including " O Sacred Head Now Wounded." According to committee chair Mary Louise Bringle, the decision to exclude "In Christ Alone" centered not on the word "wrath" but rather on "satisfied." In 2013, a 15-member committee of the Presbyterian Church (USA) voted to exclude the song from a new church hymnal after Townend and Getty refused permission to alter the controversial line to "the love of God was magnified." Members of the committee to compile the hymnal had discovered the alternate lyrics in a Baptist hymnal from 2010, causing them to assume that the change had been authorized by the copyright holders. This line has hence made the song a subject of criticism by opponents of satisfaction theory. The second verse of the hymn contains the line, "Till on that cross as Jesus died, the wrath of God was satisfied," which adheres to the satisfaction theory of atonement. Baker later said about the song: "It holds a lot of memories for me-being young in church, and the lyrics hold a lot of meaning when you analyze them." Theological debate
In 2015, Julien Baker played a portion of the piano melody from In Christ Alone at the end of "Go Home" on her album Sprained Ankle. Also in this year, a new bridge section was added to the song by Kristian Stanfill and included in the live Passion: Let the Future Begin recording. In 2013, the song was sung at the enthronement of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury.
Such are the secret confessions of a shy boy from Minnesota". Last night I probably spent more time actually crying at the piano than I did recording it. If I were to count on one hand, the number of songs that have ever deeply moved me, this one would take the cake. The way the melodies and lyrics swirl together is so poignant and beautiful. About the song, he wrote: "I'm twenty-four years old, yet something about this song makes me bawl like a baby. In 2010, Owl City's Adam Young recorded a version and offered it through his blog. In 2015, the song was listed among the "Fifty Favorite Hymns" in a WELS survey. In 2008, the song was included in the release of Christian Worship: Supplement for the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). "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. 1 position on the United Kingdom CCLI ( Christian Copyright Licensing International) charts. In 2002, Stuart Townend, the lyricist of the song, recorded it on his own album Lord of Every Heart By 2005, it had been named by a BBC Songs of Praise survey as the ninth best-loved hymn of all time in the UK By 2006, it rose to the No. The song was composed in 2001 and gained increased popularity first in Ireland and the UK and then in the United States and internationally. 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. It has become very popular and has been the subject of many cover versions and many language translations. The song is commonly known as "In Christ Alone (My Hope Is Found)" and "In Christ Alone (I Stand)" taking verses from the song.
The theme of the song is the life, death and resurrection of Christ, and that he is God whom even death cannot hold. "In Christ Alone" is considered a Christian credal song for belief in Jesus Christ.
The music was by Getty and the original lyrics by Townend. The song, with a strong Irish melody, is the first hymn they penned together. " In Christ Alone" is a popular modern Christian song written by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, both songwriters of Christian hymns and contemporary worship music in the United Kingdom.
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