The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2114

2114. Hallelujah for the Cross!

1. The cross, it standeth fast—
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
Defying every 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 blessèd 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, 1808-1889
• Refrain First Line: Hallelujah, hallelujah
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [The cross, it standeth fast]
• Composer: James McGranahan (1882)
• Incipit: 51712 34512 17232
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain