O Cross of Christ

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O Cross of Christ, immortal tree

Published in 5 hymnals

Piano/Organ
	The Lord's Supper (Communion Meditations…

Choral
	To You My Eyes Are Turned

Handbells
	Alleluia, What Wondrous Love! (Eight Rep…

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1 O cross of Christ, immortal tree
on which our Saviour died,
the world is sheltered by your arms
that bore the crucified.

2 From bitter death and barren wood
the tree of life is made;
its branches bear unfailing fruit
and leaves that never fade.

3 O faithful cross, you stand unmoved
while ages run their course:
foundation of the universe,
creation's binding force.

4 Give glory to the risen Christ
and to his cross give praise,
the sign of God's unfathomed love,
the hope of all our days.

Source: Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern #115

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First Line:	O Cross of Christ, immortal tree
Title:	O Cross of Christ
Meter:	8.6.8.6
Source:	The Stanbrook Abbey Hymnal, rev. ed.
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1994
Copyright:	© Stanbrook Abbey, 1974

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Tune

CAITHNESS

MORNING SONG (Dare)

MORNING SONG is a folk tune that has some resemblance to the traditional English tune for "Old King Cole." The tune appeared anonymously in Part II of John Wyeth's (PHH 486) Repository of Sacred Music (1813). In 1816 it was credited to "Mr. Dean," which some scholars believe was a misprinted referen…

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ARDEN (Thalben-Ball)

ARDEN is a noble, singable, somewhat dramatic tune set to a fine accompaniment suited to harmony singing. Try having a soloist sing the words attributed to God in stanza 1. George T. Thalben-Ball (b. Sidney, Australia, 1896; d. London, England, 1987) composed ARDEN for the BBG Hymn Book of 1951, on…

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