<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> 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>
when was the song in christ alone written
when was the song in christ alone written
2001
2001