826. Lift High the Cross
Text Information |
First Line: |
Come, Christians, follow where our Savior trod |
Title: |
Lift High the Cross |
Author: |
George William Kitchin (1887) |
Alterer: |
Michael Robert Newbolt (1916, alt.) |
Refrain First Line: |
Lift high the Cross, the love of Christ proclaim |
Meter: |
10.10 with refrain |
Language: |
English |
Publication Date: |
2013 |
Scripture: |
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Topic: |
Baptism; Discipleship; Eternal Life; Evangelism; Jesus Christ: Ascension and Reign; Living and Dying in Christ; Praise; Rédemption (5 more...) |
Copyright: |
© 1974 Hope Publishing Company |
ONE LICENSE: |
101152; 1923; 59074 |
Tune Information |
Name: |
CRUCIFER |
Composer: |
Sydney Hugo Nicholson (1916) |
Composer (descant): |
Richard Proulx (1985) |
Meter: |
10.10 with refrain |
Key: |
C Major |
Copyright: |
© 1974 Hope Publishing Company; Desc. © 1985 Hope Publishing Company |
Text Information:This majestic hymn celebrates the paradox that for Christians a means of painful death has been transformed into a symbol of renewed life; a sign of defeat has become an emblem of victory. With the cross traced on our foreheads at Baptism we are marked as Christ’s own forever.