[Magdalen] In Christ Alone

[Jay Weigel]

I don't know how many of you may be familiar with this hymn. I wasn't until
Easter, when I went to visit the local Anglican congregation at the
invitation of a friend. First of all, what a lively congregation, in
contrast to many of the Anglican churches I've been around, which are sad
little "breakaways". Secondly, they do liturgy very well in kind of a
"low/broad" style. Third, they can sure SING, and on that Sunday at least,
they did not sing junk. This was one of the Communion hymns, sung by the
congregation (they have a band, I guess you'd call it--on the day I was
there it featured Guitar/bass, violin, flute, trumpet, and small pipes--but
no choir). I'd never heard it, but found it easy enough to follow along. It
sounded to me like it might be from that collection of old Irish hymns,
"Danta De", but when I got home I researched it and found that it was
written in 2001 by Keith Getty and was composed to *sound* like that. I
think it's a wonderful hymn and I find myself humming or singing it at odd
times recently. What think ye all?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWuckLEu_hg