Keith & Kristyn Getty’s highly-anticipated Hymns for the Christian Life is a thematically-focused original collection showcasing Irish melodies as well as American bluegrass and country music influences. Inspired by both the spiritual and musical community in which the couple has been immersed since relocating to Nashville two years ago, Keith & Kristyn’s most personal album to date explores such themes as work, family, money and social action.

Produced by Charlie Peacock (The Civil Wars, Switchfoot) and Ed Cash (Chris Tomlin, Kari Jobe), Hymns for the Christian Life exemplifies the “greengrass” sound—a unique marriage of American bluegrass and Irish folk music styles—and features multiplenoteworthy collaborations. The legendary Alison Krauss, a 27-time GRAMMY® Award-winner, lends her voice to an all-new 10thanniversary special recording of “In Christ Alone,” while the couple’s friend and bluegrass icon Ricky Skaggs joins Kristyn for a standout duet on the rousing “Simple Living (A Rich Young Man).” Additionally, Clannad’s Moya Brennan, one of Ireland’s most renowned artists, and fiddle virtuoso Ross Holmes, who is regularly featured with multi-platinum British folk/rockers Mumford & Sons, offer vocal and musical contributions, respectively, to the project. To order this this CD, go to http://www.gettymusic.com/index-splash.aspx     Keith & Kristyn on Hymns and Collaborations The Vision…“The concept for these songs began two years ago when we took a break from touring and settled in Nashville. We began to connect with a new church family, members of our band, new neighbors and local musicians. Amid conversations with friends and coworkers around our dinner table and on our porch, we found ourselves discussing the challenges of the Christian life. We pondered ideas such as, ‘What does it mean to succeed in your job but not make it your god? How do I handle doubt? In what way should I pray for my children? What is our responsibility for the care of others inside and outside our community?’ We believe the Gospel story touches every part of life, so these new songs are a reflection of those conversations and us turning to the Gospel for guidance.” —Keith“We hope Hymns for the Christian Life reflects our continuing goal to write modern hymns for the Church. Irrespective of new musical styles and influences, we hope these songs can be lifted out and find a home in churches, both here and around the world. What excites us most about the work we do is seeing a song used by a congregation and hoping it becomes part of the soundtrack that follows a believer through life. As we write, it’s also exciting to think about people who come to church who don’t yet know the Lord and know what our faith is all about. It’s an unbelievable apologetic to not only see Christians singing together, but listening to what they are singing about, in terms of better understanding our faith.” —Kristyn“At its heart, Hymns for the Christian Life is meant to join worship with daily life. For example, ‘Before You I Kneel (A Worker’s Prayer)’ should be hard to sing if we’re not seeking to honor the Lord in our working day. We don’t work for self-actualization or to find ourselves, we work to honor Christ, and through that we find ourselves in Christ. It should also be a hard album to sing if you’re out of fellowship with someone. Community and forgiveness have been enormously hard subjects we’ve had to work through over the years in our own lives, but it has also brought us enormous freedom.” —Keith