<P> The song is commonly known as "In Christ Alone (My Hope Is Found)" and "In Christ Alone (I Stand)" taking verses from the song and has become very popular and has been the subject of many cover versions and many language translations . </P> <P> The Getty / Townend song should not be confused with the similarly titled song "In Christ Alone" co-written by Don Koch and Shawn Craig, originally recorded by Michael English on his self - titled debut solo album Michael English, and many others . </P> <P> The song was composed in 2001 and gained increased popularity first in Ireland and the UK and then in the United States and internationally . By 2005, it had been named by a BBC Songs of Praise survey as the 9th best loved hymn of all time in the UK; By 2006, it rose to the No. 1 position on the United Kingdom CCLI (Christian Copyright Licensing International) charts . "In Christ Alone" appeared on CCLI's "Top 25 CCLI Songs" American songs list for the first time in the February 2008 report although it had appeared in the CCLI chart for Canada, Australia and New Zealand prior to that . </P> <P> In 2008, the song was included in the release of Christian Worship: Supplement for the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). In 2015, the song was listed among the "Fifty Favorite Hymns" in a WELS survey . </P>

When was the song in christ alone written