And the first melody on it really hit me – it was tuneful and memorable, and yet had gravitas and real emotion. Keith promised he would send me a CD with a bunch of melodies he’d been working on, and to be honest I thought no more about it. We had been introduced by a mutual friend at a worship conference, where we had a coffee together and talked about our backgrounds, musical influences, and motivations to write. by Integrity Music, part of the David C Cook family, Christ alone was actually the first song Keith Getty and I wrote together. Stuart Townend & Keith Getty Copyright © 2001 Thankyou Music (Adm. When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!īought with the precious blood of Christ. What heights of love, what depths of peace, Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.