Christian hymn-writing duo Keith and Kristyn Getty have earned their first GRAMMY nomination for their album Confessio – Irish American Roots in the Best Roots Gospel Album category.

The pair, known for their part in the hymn In Christ Alone, will be up against Willie Nelson, the Gaither Vocal Band, Karen Peck and New River and the Tennessee State University Marching Band.

Confessio showcases 15 modern and timeless hymns including renditions of Be Thou My Vision, Amazing Grace, It Is Well With My Soul, as well as their own In Christ Alone and Immigrant’s Song.

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.

Due to the success of “In Christ Alone”, the couple has spearheaded the modern hymn genre.

Other popular hymns include “The Power of the Cross”, “The Lord Is My Salvation”, “By Faith”, and “Speak O Lord”.

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.

Many hymnals include their modern hymns and some of the Getty’s 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 Gettys have been influenced by the work of musicians such as Irish traditional musicians, George Gershwin and Johann Sebastian Bach.

Their hymns have developed a particular poetic and musical style that unites people of diverse traditions and generations, choosing influences of folk and classical music as well as contemporary songwriting and standard hymnody.

In reference to his songwriting and musical performance, Keith Getty wrote in 2015, “I do not pretend to be qualified to write a theological treatise on this particular subject. Congregational singing is a holy act, and as I organize my thoughts, I hear my old pastor, Alistair Begg, reminding me that in our song worship, we have to be spiritually alive…”

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