Text: | We sing the praise of him who died |
Author: | Thomas Kelly, 1769-1855 |
Tune: | BOW BRICKHILL |
Composer: | Sydney Hugo Nicholson, 1875-1947 |
1 We sing the praise of him who died,
of him who died upon the cross;
the sinners' hope though all deride:
for this we count the world but loss.
2 Inscribed upon the cross we see
in shining letters, 'God is love';
he bears our sins upon the tree;
he brings us mercy from above.
3 The cross - it takes our guilt away,
it holds the fainting spirit up,
it cheers with hope the gloomy day
and sweetens every bitter cup:
4 it makes the coward spirit brave
and nerves the feeble arm for fight;
it takes all terror from the grave
and gilds the bed of death with light:
5 the balm of life, the cure of woe,
the measure and the pledge of love,
the sinner's refuge here below,
the angels' theme in heaven above.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | We sing the praise of him who died |
Author: | Thomas Kelly, 1769-1855 (alt.) |
Meter: | 88.88 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1999 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | All Saints and All Souls; Confession of Faith; Confidence(16 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | BOW BRICKHILL |
Composer: | Sydney Hugo Nicholson, 1875-1947 |
Meter: | 88.88 |
Key: | B♭ Major |
Copyright: | Music by permission of Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd. |