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Jesus, joy of the highest heaven
- CP31
JESUS, JOY OF THE HIGHEST HEAVEN,
born as a little baby under a wondrous star.
Like us, crying he takes his first breath,
held by his mother, helpless, close to her beating heart.
Jesus, laid in a lowly manger,
facing a world of dangers,
come to turn me, a stranger,
into a child of God.
2 Jesus, King of the highest heaven,
learning to take his first steps, that he might bring us life.
Like us, knowing our smiles and sorrows,
he showed the way to follow, a way that is true and right.
Jesus, take away every darkness,
steady my simple footsteps
that I might, in your goodness,
live as a child of God.
© 2011 GETTY MUSIC PUBLISHING adm. SONG SOLUTIONS www.songsolutions.org All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI No. 6135342
Keith Getty & Kristyn Getty
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Getty, Keith
Keith and Kristyn Getty are Irish singer/songwriters and recording artists. They are among the preeminent modern hymn composers of this generation. Keith wrote ‘In Christ alone’ with Stuart Townend and it has become a classic sung in churches around the world.
Keith and Kristyn are writers of an acclaimed repertoire of 21st century hymns revered both for their theologically astute lyrics and universally beloved melodies. Their popular U.S. recordings include ‘In Christ Alone’, ‘Awaken the Dawn’ and ‘Joy – an Irish Christmas’.
Keith and Kristyn live in Nashville with their daughters.
Keith and Kristyn are published by Praise! online at numbers 1118, 1119, 1152, 1154, 1155, 1156, 1191 and with Stuart Townend at numbers 1233, 1256, 1272.
Keith also writes with other authors and composers.
With Jonathan Rea at number 1144.
With Richard Creighton at number 1147.
With Stuart Townend at numbers 1145, 1146, 1148, 1152, 1153, 1154, 1156, 1157, 1188, 1190, 1228, 1231, 1232, 1270, 1271, 1272, 1278, 1302
With Matt Merker and Jordan Kauflin at number 1266.
With Jordan Kauflin, Matthew Merker and Stuart Townend at number 1304.
Getty, Kristyn
Keith and Kristyn Getty are Irish singer/songwriters and recording artists. They are among the preeminent modern hymn composers of this generation. Keith wrote ‘In Christ alone’ with Stuart Townend and it has become a classic sung in churches around the world.
Keith and Kristyn are writers of an acclaimed repertoire of 21st century hymns revered both for their theologically astute lyrics and universally beloved melodies. Their popular U.S. recordings include ‘In Christ Alone’, ‘Awaken the Dawn’ and ‘Joy – an Irish Christmas’.
Keith and Kristyn live in Nashville with their daughters.
Keith and Kristyn are published by Praise! online at numbers 1118, 1119, 1152, 1153, 1154, 11545, 1156, 1191 and with Stuart Townend at numbers 1233 and 1256.