As a result of a total distribution of approximately 110,000 units, Awaken the Dawn was nominated for a Dove Award in 2009. The album also collaborated with Grammy Award winning producer Phil Naish, the string arrangements of Rob Mathes (music producer of Kennedy Center Honors and Sting) and Nashville rhythm musicians. Awaken the Dawn introduced a more "worship band" approach as Getty and Kristyn began to tour and present their music to an American audience. The album was nominated in the 41st GMA Dove Awards for "Praise and Worship Album of the Year". In 2008, Awaken the Dawn was the duo's second album. Appearances included working with Billy Graham Evangelical Association on two festivals with Franklin Graham, appearances at Royal Albert Hall, Pentagon, National Prayer Breakfast Media Dinner as well as two top ten inspirational Christian radio hits ("Higher Throne" and "Power of the Cross"). This project was the basis for introducing Getty's wider catalog to the United States. "The Risen Christ", a choral collection based on the album, was also nominated for a Dove Award in 2009. This record was a collection of Getty's best known ten hymns remade with Kristyn as the vocalist.Īfter a total distribution of approximately 200,000 units, In Christ Alone was nominated for a Dove Award in 2007. The duo's debut release was In Christ Alone, released in 2006. Many of their modern hymns are rooted in the traditions of old Celtic and English hymns. The duo has pioneered the modern hymn genre and has written a catalog of songs that teach Christian doctrine by crossing the genres of traditional and classical composition with contemporary and globally-accessible melodies. Getty and his wife live between Portstewart, Northern Ireland and Nashville, Tennessee with their four daughters. Keith & Kristyn also sponsor a compassion child, and in 2009 they travelled to Ecuador and met their sponsored child. They have had four children: Eliza Joy in 2011, Charlotte Juliana in 2013, Grace Alexandra in 2015, and Tahlia Lennox in 2018. After dating for two years, the couple married on 16 June 2004 in Armagh. The couple met in 2002 after John Lennox introduced the two to each other. She recorded an unabridged reading of the Bible in the English Standard Version, published by Crossway in 2021. She studied English literature at Queen's University of Belfast (1998–2001). Kristyn began singing as a teenager in her family's church in Northern Ireland. She is the daughter of Gilbert Lennox, an elder of the non-denominational Glenabbey Church Glengormley on the outskirts of Belfast, and she is the niece of the mathematician John Lennox. Kristyn Elizabeth Rebekah Getty (née Lennox, born ( ) (age 41)) was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The British Hymn Society nominated "In Christ Alone" as one of the top 5 hymns of all time, and BBC One's "Songs of Praise" nominated "In Christ Alone" as one of the top 10 hymns in 2012.
It hit number one on the United Kingdom CCLI charts by 2006, and in January 2009, it was still number one in the UK, number two in Australia, number seven in Canada, and number 15 in the United States. The song gained popularity, and by 2005 it was named by a BBC Songs of Praise survey as the 9th best loved hymn of all time, and in their 2010 survey was named 2nd best hymn of all time. They released it on the Kingsway album New Irish Hymns, featuring vocalists Máire Brennan, Margaret Becker, and Joanne Hogg. In 2001, Getty and Stuart Townend wrote the song "In Christ Alone" with the purpose of creating a modern hymn that would explain the life of Christ. They also have performed at venues as diverse as London's Royal Albert Hall, Ryman Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, and The John F. They have appeared at numerous events and tours internationally with the recurring Hymns for the Christian Life and Irish Christmas tours. The couple has also appeared on national television ( CBS, PBS, BBC), most notably on Public Television in 2015 with their Christmas Music special, Joy-An Irish Christmas. Many hymnals include their modern hymns, and some of the Getty's songs songs have also been covered by musicians across the contemporary Christian, contemporary worship, and gospel genres, including Owl City, Newsboys, MercyMe, Natalie Grant, and Shane and Shane. The duo's hymns top CCLI rankings, national "most-loved" and "most-sung" lists, and are estimated to be sung by 100 million people in churches around the world each year. Other popular hymns include "The Power of the Cross", "The Lord Is My Salvation", "By Faith", and "Speak O Lord". Due to the success of "In Christ Alone", the duo has spearheaded the modern hymn genre. Keith & Kristyn Getty are a Northern Irish Christian duo, best known for writing many popular modern hymns with veteran English songwriter and worship leader Stuart Townend. Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty (née Lennox).