Even though you can't find «In Christ Alone» in the new
Presbyterian hymnal, you won't have any trouble hearing it sung in numerous churches all over the world.
Not exact matches
I've often watched in services as my fellow worshippers have chosen not to sing certain words, while the
Presbyterian Church in America dropped the song from its
hymnal after Townend and Getty denied its request to change the lyric to «The love of God was magnified».
The
Presbyterian Church USA's claims the word «satisfied» not the word «wrath» was the real reason for excluding «In Christ Alone» from its
hymnal.
Last, but decidedly not least, the richly theological hymns of John's brother Charles, and the later compositions of Wesleyan hymn writer Fanny Crosby, continue to enrich the
hymnals of churches far beyond the bounds of Methodism — from
Presbyterians to Lutherans.
Recently, the wrath of God became a point of controversy in the decision of the
Presbyterian Committee on Congregational Song to exclude from its new
hymnal the much - loved song «In Christ Alone» by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend.