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Keith Getty

Short Name: Keith Getty
Full Name: Getty, Keith, 1974-
Birth Year: 1974

Keith Getty (b. December 16, 1974) is a world-renowned modern hymn writer. Keith developed a passion for writing good songs for the church in his twenties, and began writing for his small Baptist church. He writes and performs with his wife, Kristyn and they regularly tour the United States and the United Kingdom. (Also known as Julian Keith Getty)

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Texts by Keith Getty (82)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
As we come before you with the needs of our worldKeith Getty (Author)2
Before you I kneel, my Master and MakerKeith Getty, b. 1974 (Author)English2
Behold the Lamb who bears our sins awayKeith Getty (b. 1974) (Author)English7
Beneath the cross of Jesus, I find a place to standKeith Getty (Author)English8
By faith we see the hand of God (Por fe podemos ver a Dios)Keith Getty (Author)English, Spanish4
Christ, the true and better Adam, Son of God and Son of manKeith Getty (Author)1
Come, Christians, join to singKeith Getty (Alterer)English1
Come, let us sing to the OneKeith Getty (Author)English1
Come, people of the risen KingKeith Getty (Author)2
Creation sings the Father's songKeith Getty (Author)1
Cristo infúndeme alientoKeith Getty (Author)Spanish1
Facing a task unfinishedKeith Getty (Author, Refrain)English2
Father, we have sinned In word, and deed, and thoughtKeith Getty, b. 1974 (Author)English2
For the cause of Christ the KingKeith Getty (Author)English2
For to us a child is born, to us a Son is givenKeith Getty (Author)English1
From the breaking of the dawnKeith Getty (Author)English2
Fullness of grace in man's human frailtyKeith Getty (Author)English1
God of Grace, amazing wonderKeith Getty (Author)English4
God said, "Go into the world and tell them about me"Keith Getty (Author)1
God so loved the world he gave his own Son to save usKeith Getty (Author)English1
Good Shepherd of my soul, Come dwell within meKeith Getty (Author)English1
Hallelujah! Let all creation stand and singKeith Getty (Author)1
Hear the call of the kingdomKeith Getty (Author)English2
Hear the cry from Bethlehem: "O children, come!"Keith Getty (Author)English1
Here is love, vast as the oceanKeith Getty (Author (sts. 3-4))English1
Holy Spirit, living Breath of GodKeith Getty (Author)5
How can it be, the One who diedKeith Getty (Author)English2
I heard an old, old story, how a Savior came from gloryKeith Getty (Alterer)English1
In Christ alone my hope is foundKeith Getty, 1974- (Author)English38
In the bleak midwinterKeith Getty (Alterer)English1
Jesus, draw me ever nearerKeith Getty, b. 1974 (Author)English4
Jesus, ever-abiding friendKeith Getty (Author)English1
"Jesus is Lord," the cry that echoes through creationKeith Getty (Author)2
Jesus, joy of the highest heaven, Born as a little babyKeith Getty (Author)English1
Jesus, keep me near the crossKeith Getty (Alterer)English1
Jesus shall reign where'er the sunKeith Getty (Author (refrain))English1
Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me, Bless Your little lamb tonightKeith Getty, b. 1974 (Author (refrain))English2
Jesus, your name, Prince and Peace, quiets my soulKeith Getty (Author)English1
Joy has dawned upon the worldKeith Getty, b. 1974 (Author)English4
Lift high the name of Jesus, Of Jesus, our KingKeith Getty (Author)English1
Listen to the word of the Lord, listen to the word of the LordKeith Getty (Author)English1
Magnificent, marvelous, matchless loveKeith Getty (Author)English2
May the mind of Christ, my SaviorKeith Getty (Alterer)English, Spanish1
May the peace of God our heav'nly FatherKeith Getty, b. 1974 (Author)English5
My dwelling place is God Most HighKeith Getty (Author)English2
My heart is filled with thankfulnessKeith Getty (Author)English5
My soul longs for the Lord in a weary landKeith Getty (Author)English1
My soul will magnify the Lord; I rejoice in God my SaviorKeith Getty (Author)English1
My worth is not in what I ownKeith Getty (Author)English3
O breath of God, come fill this placeKeith Getty (Author)English3
O church, arise and put your armor onKeith Getty, 1974- (Author)English8
O! for a closer walk with GodKeith Getty, b. 1974 (Adapter)English1
O how good it is when the fam'ly of GodKeith Getty (Author)English2
O, let not this world of sorrows Steal my only hope awayKeith Getty (Author)English1
O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! (Getty and Papa)Keith Getty (Author)English2
O Most High, King of the ages, Great I AMKeith Getty (Author)English1
O, taste and see the Lord is good, The Lord is goodKeith Getty (Author)English1
O, what high and holy privelegeKeith Getty (Author)1
O Word of God, so clear and trueKeith Getty (Author)English1
Oh, to see the dawn of the darkest dayKeith Getty (b. 1974) (Author)English14
Our God will go before us And guide us by his presenceKeith Getty (Author)English1
Out of the depths I cry to You, In darkest places I will callKeith Getty (Author)English2
Rejoice in the Lord, now and alwaysKeith Getty (Author)1
See, what a morning, gloriously brightKeith Getty, b. 1974 (Author)English9
Sing we the song of EmmanuelKeith Getty (Author)1
Sólo en Jesús espero yoKeith Getty (Translator)Spanish2
Speak, O Lord, as we come to YouKeith Getty (Author)English18
Still, my soul, be still and do not fearKeith Getty (Author)English2
The grace of God has reached meKeith Getty (Author)English2
The perfect wisdom of our God, revealed in all the universeKeith Getty (Author)1
There is a higher throne that all this world has knownKeith Getty, b. 1974 (Author)English7
There is an everlasting kindness you lavished on usKeith Getty (Author)English1
There's an endless song waiting to be sungKeith Getty (Author)English1
To see the King of heaven fallKeith Getty (Author)English3
What is our hope in life and death?Keith Getty (Author)English4
What wonder of wonders, what love is thisKeith Getty (Author)English1
When this life of trials tests my faithKeith Getty (Author)English1
When trials come, no longer fearKeith Getty (Author)English1
Who hears? Who hears the voice of the hungryKeith Getty (Author)1
You have called us out of darkest nightKeith Getty (Author)English2
Your ways of love have won my heartKeith Getty (b. 1974) (Author)2
You're the Word of God the FatherKeith Getty, b. 1974 (Author)English6
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