The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) ‎#150

150. Hallelujah for the Cross!

1 The cross it standeth fast -
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
Defying ev'ry blast -
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
The winds of hell have blown,
The world its hate hath shown,
Yet it is not overthrown -
Hallelujah for the cross!

Refrain:
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
hallelujah for the cross;
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
it shall never suffer loss!

2 It is the old cross still -
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
Its triumph let us tell -
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
The grace of God here shone
Thru Christ, the blessed Son,
Who did for sin atone -
Hallelujah for the cross! [Refrain]

3 'Twas here the debt was paid -
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
Our sins on Jesus laid -
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
So round the cross we sing
Of Christ, our offering,
Of Christ, our living King -
Hallelujah for the cross! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: The cross, it standeth fast
• Title: Hallelujah for the Cross!
• Author: Horatius Bonar
• Refrain First Line: Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah for the cross
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2001
• Topic: Atonement; Choir Selections; Cross; Grace; Salvation

Tune Information

• Name: [The cross, it standeth fast]
• Composer: James McGranahan
• Key: B♭ Major