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Text:On a Barren Hilltop (Come Boldly)
Author:Christopher L. Webber
Tune:KING’S WESTON
Composer:Ralph Vaughan Williams
Media:Audio recording

217. On a Barren Hilltop (Come Boldly)

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Text Information
First Line: On a barren hilltop
Title: On a Barren Hilltop (Come Boldly)
Author: Christopher L. Webber (2008)
Meter: 6.5.6.5.D
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture: ;
Topic: Atonement; Christian Year: Palm Sunday; Christian Year: Maundy Thursday (2 more...)
Copyright: © 2008 Faith Alive Christian Resources
ONE LICENSE: 72203
Tune Information
Name: KING’S WESTON
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1925)
Meter: 6.5.6.5.D
Key: d minor
Copyright: © 1925 Oxford University Press


Text Information:

The first stanza of this text is based on John 19:17, 30 and the second and third stanzas on Hebrews 4:14–16. These passages and others provide the basis for the classic understanding of the atonement that sees Christ’s redeeming work as a victory over all the powers of evil.


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Audio recording: Audio (MP3)
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