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Were You There

Meter: 10.10 with refrain Appears in 214 hymnals First Line: Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Used With Tune: WERE YOU THERE Text Sources: African-American spiritual
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Lift High the Cross

Author: George W. Kitchin, 1827-1912; Michael Newbolt, 1974-1956 Meter: 10.10 with refrain Appears in 95 hymnals First Line: Come, Christians, follow where the Master trod Refrain First Line: Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim Topics: Holy Thursday; Triumph of the Cross; Christian Initiation Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18 Used With Tune: CRUCIFER
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Easter Alleluia

Author: Marty Haugen, b. 1950 Meter: 10.10.10 with alleluias Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: Glory to God who does wondrous things Refrain First Line: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Topics: Eucharist; Christian Initiation; Funeral; Shepherd Used With Tune: O FILII ET FILIAE

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WERE YOU THERE

Meter: 10.10 with refrain Appears in 166 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Robert J. Batastini, b. 1942 Tune Sources: African-American spiritual Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 51333 21321 13555 Used With Text: Were You There
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CRUCIFER

Meter: 10.10 with refrain Appears in 105 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Sydney H. Nicholson, 1875-1947 Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 51545 34562 23516 Used With Text: Lift High the Cross
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ENGELBERG

Meter: 10.10.10 with alleluias Appears in 140 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Charles V. Stanford, 1852-1924 Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 51325 67165 55432 Used With Text: When, in Our Music, God Is Glorified

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Were You There

Hymnal: GC2 #438 (2004) Meter: 10.10 with refrain First Line: Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Languages: English Tune Title: WERE YOU THERE

Lift High the Cross

Author: George W. Kitchin, 1827-1912; Michael Newbolt, 1974-1956 Hymnal: GC2 #785 (2004) Meter: 10.10 with refrain First Line: Come, Christians, follow where the Master trod Refrain First Line: Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim Topics: Holy Thursday; Triumph of the Cross; Christian Initiation Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18 Languages: English Tune Title: CRUCIFER

Easter Alleluia

Author: Marty Haugen, b. 1950 Hymnal: GC2 #447 (2004) Meter: 10.10.10 with alleluias First Line: Glory to God who does wondrous things Refrain First Line: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Topics: Eucharist; Christian Initiation; Funeral; Shepherd Languages: English Tune Title: O FILII ET FILIAE

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G. W. Kitchin

1827 - 1912 Person Name: George W. Kitchin, 1827-1912 Meter: 10.10 with refrain Hymnal Number: 785 Author of "Lift High the Cross" in Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition A scholar and Anglican clergyman, George W. Kitchin (b. Naughton, Suffolk, England, 1827; d. Durham, England, 1912) spent most of his life in academic institu­tions. Educated at Christ Church, Oxford, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1852. He served initially as a headmaster in Twyford, Hampshire, and then as a tutor at Oxford (1863-1883). Later he served as Dean of Winchester Cathedral from 1883 to 1894 and of Durham Cathedral from 1894 to 1912; Kitchin was also chancellor of Durham University the last few years of his life. His publications include A Life of Pope Pius II (1881), a three ­volume work entitled A History of France (1877), and archeological writings. Bert Polman

M. R. Newbolt

1874 - 1956 Person Name: Michael Newbolt, 1974-1956 Meter: 10.10 with refrain Hymnal Number: 785 Author of "Lift High the Cross" in Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition Michael R. Newbolt (b. Dymock, Gloucestershire, England, 1874; d. Bierton, Buckinghamshire, England, 1956) was educated at St. John's College, Oxford, and ordained as priest in the Church of England in 1900. He ministered at several churches during the early part of his career and then became principal of the Missionary College in Dorchester (1910-1916). From 1916 to 1927 he served St. Michael and All Angels Church in Brighton and from 1927 to 1946 was canon of Chester Cathedral. Newbolt wrote several theological works, including a commentary on the Book of Revelation. Bert Polman

Sydney H. Nicholson

1875 - 1947 Person Name: Sydney H. Nicholson, 1875-1947 Meter: 10.10 with refrain Hymnal Number: 785 Composer of "CRUCIFER" in Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition Sydney H. Nicholson, (b. St. Marylebone, London, England, 1875; d. Ashford, Kent, England, 1947) was an organist and church music educator who greatly influenced English hymnody. Educated at Oxford's New College, the Royal College of Music in London, and in Frankfurt, Germany, he became organist at several famous cathedrals, including Westminster Abbey (1919-1928). Nicholson founded and administered the School of English Church Music at Chislehurst in 1927; this important institution, with branches throughout the English-speaking world, was renamed the Royal School of Church Music in 1945. Located in Canterbury after World War II, its headquarters were moved to Addington Palace, Croydon, in 1954. Nicholson was music adviser for the 1916 Supplement of Hymns Ancient and Modern and prepared the way for its 1950 edition. He wrote Church Music: a Practical Handbook (1920) and Quires and Places Where They Sing (1932) and composed operettas, anthems, and hymn tunes. In 1938 he was knighted for his contributions to church music. Bert Polman