Cross of Jesus (John Stainer)
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CPDL #15536: NWC Sibelius4
- Editor: John Henry Fowler (added 2007-11-25). Score information: A4, 1 page, 21 kbytes Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Edition from CyberHymnal - File Sizes: PDF: 29 KB, 2nd PDF: 20 KB, MIDI: 2 KB, NWC: 1 KB, Sib4: 30 KB.
General Information
Title: Cross of Jesus
Composer: John Stainer
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymns Meter: (87.87)
Language: English
Instruments: piano/organ
Published:
Description: Hymn composed for John Stainer's Sacred Oratorio: "The Crucifixion"
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Cyber Hymnal entry for Hymn tune "Cross of Jesus":
Original text and translations
English text
- 1.
Cross of Jesus, cross of sorrow, Where the blood of Christ was shed, Perfect Man on thee did suffer, Perfect God on thee has bled!
- 2.
Here the King of all the ages, Throned in light ere worlds could be, Robed in mortal flesh is dying, Crucified by sin for me.
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O mysterious condescending! O abandonment sublime! Very God Himself is bearing All the sufferings of time!
- 4.
Evermore for human failure By His passion we can plead; God has born all mortal anguish, Surely He will know our need.
- 5.
This—all human thought surpassing— This is earth’s most awful hour, God has taken mortal weakness! God has laid aside His Power!
- 6.
Once the Lord of brilliant seraphs, Winged with love to do His will, Now the scorn of all His creatures, And the aim of every ill.
- 7.
Up in Heaven, sublimest glory Circled round Him from the first; But the earth finds none to serve Him, None to quench His raging thirst.
- 8.
Who shall fathom that descending, From the rainbow circled throne, Down to earth’s most base profaning, Dying desolate alone.
- 9.
From the “Holy, Holy, Holy, We adore Thee, O most High,” Down to earth’s blaspheming voices And the shout of “Crucify.”
- 10.
Cross of Jesus, cross of sorrow, Where the blood of Christ was shed, Perfect Man on thee did suffer, Perfect God on thee has bled!
Lyrics: William J. Sparrow-Simpson, 1887.