Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#289

289. Lift High the Cross

Refrain:
Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim
Till all the world adore his sacred name.

1. Come, Christians, follow where our Captain trod,
Our King victorious, Christ the Son of God. [Refrain]

2. Led on their way by this triumphant sign,
The hosts of God in conq'ring ranks combine. [Refrain]

3. This is the sign that Satan's legions fear,
And angels veil their faces to revere. [Refrain]

4. Saved by this cross whereon their Lord was slain,
The heirs of Adam their lost home regain. [Refrain]

5. From north and south, from east and west they raise
In growing unison their song of praise. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Christians, follow, where our Captain trod
• Title: Lift High the Cross
• Author (refrain): George W. Kitchin (1886)
• Author (stanzas): Michael R. Newbolt (1916)
• Refrain First Line: Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim
• Meter: 10.10 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 1:18
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 19; Triumph of the Cross
• ONE LICENSE: 101152; 1923; 59074
• Notes: Refrain text by George W. Kitchin, Dean of Westminster Cathedral, from the anthem “Lift High the Cross” (1886); stanzas by Anglican headmaster Michael R. Newbolt, alt., from Hymns Ancient & Modern: A Second Supplement (1916).

Tune Information

• Name: CRUCIFER
• Composer: Sydney H. Nicholson (1916)
• Meter: 10.10 with refrain
• Incipit: 51545 34562
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Tune CRUCIFER by English organist Sydney H. Nicholson, from Hymns Ancient & Modern: A Second Supplement (1916).