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Text: | We sing the praise of him who died |
Author: | Thomas Kelly, 1769-1855 |
Tune: | BRESLAU |
Harmonizer: | Felix Mendelssohn, 1809-1847 |
1 We sing the praise of him who died,
of him who died upon the cross;
the sinner's hope let sin 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,
and 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 its 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 angel's 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: | LM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1985 |
Topic: | Jesus Christ our Lord |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | BRESLAU |
Harmonizer: | Felix Mendelssohn, 1809-1847 |
Meter: | LM |
Key: | G Major |
Source: | Lochamer Gesangbuch, ca. 1450, alt. (melody) |