Scripture Verse

It is finished. John 19:30

Introduction

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Stopford A. Brooke (1832–1916)

Words: Stop­ford A. Brooke, Chris­tian Hymns, 1881.

Music: Hein­lein Nürn­berg­isch­es Ge­sang­buch, 1676. Me­lo­dy at­trib­ut­ed to Mar­tin Herbst (1654–1681). Har­mo­ny by Will­iam H. Monk (1823–1889) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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The Lamentation
Antony van Dyck (1599–1641)

Lyrics

It is fin­ished, all the pain
All the sor­row, all the strain;
Death has freed the Lord of life
From the bur­den of His strife.

It is fin­ished, all the days,
Led through ma­ny wea­ry ways;
Now at last His eye­lids close
On the hat­red of His foes.

It is fin­ished, all the love,
Deep as His that dwells above;
Saving oth­ers, all He gave,
But Him­self He could not save.

It is fin­ished, Hark! the cry,
Uttered in love’s ag­ony,
Is the seal, be­low, above,
Of the vic­to­ry of love.