Hymn of the Century

Stephen Nichols

This past weekend we had Keith and Kristyn Getty at the college for a concert.  I know it's quite early in the century, but I will put what's left of my reputation as a church historian on the line in saying that "In Christ Alone" will be the hymn of the twenty-first century.  It's the kind of hymn that would make Luther proud, not to mention Isaac Watts and Charles Wesley.  With a perfectly simple melody and profound lyrics, it's going to be hard to beat this hymn.  "No guilt in life, no fear in death--This is the power of Christ in me."  Amen.