Christ, we sing thy saving Passion

Christ, we sing thy saving Passion

Author: W. Chatterton Dix
Tune: [Christ, we sing Thy saving Passion]
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1 Christ, we sing Thy sav­ing pass­ion,
Thine aris­ing glo­ri­fy;
Death for ev­er to abol­ish
Thou up­on the cross did die;
Then from Ha­des Thou didst hast­en,
As alone om­ni­po­tent;
Grant us peace in life, Re­deem­er,
Joy when earth­ly life is spent.

2 Sing we now Thy con­des­cen­sion,
Christ, with God the Fa­ther One;
We in lof­ty hymns will praise Thee,
Mary-Mo­ther’s bless­èd Son.
Thou for us as man didst suf­fer,
Willingly the cross didst bear,
That Thy re­sur­rect­ion glo­ry
We, the sons of men, may share.

3 Coming as from brid­al cham­ber,
Robed with ori­ent morn­ing light,
Bringing to the world sal­va­tion,
Spoiling Hell of all her might;
Raising by Thy re­sur­rect­ion,
Man to dig­ni­ty most high;
Christ, may we with pure thanks­giv­ing
Thee for ev­er glo­ri­fy.


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16178

Author: W. Chatterton Dix

Most British hymn writers in the nineteenth century were clergymen, but William C. Dix (b. Bristol, England, 1837; d. Cheddar, Somerset, England, 1898) was a notable exception. Trained in the business world, he became the manager of a marine insurance company in Glasgow, Scotland. Dix published various volumes of his hymns, such as Hymns of Love and Joy (1861) and Altar Songs: Verses on the Holy Eucharist (1867). A number of his texts were first published in Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861). Bert Polman… Go to person page >

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First Line: Christ, we sing thy saving Passion
Author: W. Chatterton Dix
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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