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Text:Consecration
Tune:CONSECRATION
Composer:Rev. L. Heartslough by permission

50b. Consecration

1 Oh, who'll stand up for Jesus,
The lowly Nazarene?
And raise the blood-stained banner,
Amid the hosts of sin?

Chorus:
The cross for Christ I'll cherish,
Its crucifixion bear;
All hail reproach or sorrow,
If Jesus leads me there.

Text Information
First Line: Oh, who'll stand up for Jesus
Title: Consecration
Refrain First Line: The cross for Christ I'll cherish
Publication Date: 1874
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: CONSECRATION
Composer: Rev. L. Heartslough by permission
Meter: 7s & 6s
Key: C Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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