The committee putting together a new Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) hymnal dropped the popular modern hymn "In Christ Alone" because the song's authors refused to change a phrase about the wrath of God.

Getty has sometimes called “In Christ Alone” a “rebel song” — a kind of protest against the more contemporary worship songs that sound more like pop music than traditional hymns.

In fact, in a 2013 survey of the best-loved hymns in the U.K., "In Christ Alone" was the second most-popular hymn of all time, just behind "How Great Thou Art." ...

MOBILE, Alabama -- The flap over the words of the song "In Christ Alone" in the upcoming Presbyterian hymnal could be a positive thing if it promotes Biblical discussion, said an official with the ...

Atonement theology—including penal substitution, the perspective captured in "In Christ Alone"—has long been controversial.But the exclusion of the hymn, No. 11 of the worship songs sung most ...

The song has been removed from our contents list, with deep regret over losing its otherwise poignant and powerful witness. Presbyterians Rejects Famed Christian Hymn In Christ Alone From New Song ...

From Mr Christopher Smith. Sir, - I was disappointed to read that the Presbyterian Committee on Congregational Song in the United States has rejected the wonderful hymn "In Christ alone" on the ...

In Christ Alone is actually a collection of 10 new worship songs, written in the structure of an old hymn and arranged against traditional and modern Celtic-pop backdrops.

The committee removed the hymn "In Christ Alone" from the new Presbyterian Church (USA) hymnal after the song's co-authors, Stuart Townend and Keith Getty, refused to change a line about God's ...

Older hymns often have good theology but lack a personal touch. But "In Christ Alone" has both. "This hymn takes theology and attaches it to my day-in and day-out life and practice," he said. "It has ...

Getty has sometimes called “In Christ Alone” a “rebel song”—a kind of protest against contemporary worship songs that sound more like pop music than traditional hymns. It was the first of a series of ...