Scripture Verse

May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Galatians 6:14

Introduction

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Horatius Bonar (1808–1889)

Words: Ho­ra­ti­us Bo­nar, in the Crown of Life, ed­it­ed by Will­iam A. Og­den (To­le­do, Ohio: Will­ard W. Whit­ney, 1875).

Music: James Mc­Gra­na­han, 1882 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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James McGranahan
(1840–1907)
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Lyrics

The cross, it stand­eth fast—
Hallelujah, hal­le­lujah!
Defying ev­ery blast—
Hallelujah, hal­le­lu­jah!
The winds of hell have blown,
The world its hate hath shown,
Yet it is not ov­er­thrown—
Hallelujah for the cross!

Refrain

Hallelujah, hal­le­lu­jah,
Hallelujah for the cross;
Hallelujah, hal­le­lu­jah,
It shall ne­ver suf­fer loss!

It is the old cross still—
Hallelujah, hal­le­lu­jah!
Its tri­umph let us tell—
Hallelujah, hal­le­lu­jah!
The grace of God here shone
Thru Christ, the bless­èd Son,
Who did for sin atone—
Hallelujah for the cross!

Refrain

’Twas here the debt was paid—
Hallelujah, hal­le­lu­jah!
Our sins on Je­sus laid—
Hallelujah, hal­le­lu­jah!
So round the cross we sing
Of Christ, our of­fer­ing,
Of Christ, our liv­ing king—
Hallelujah for the cross!

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