Cross of Jesus (John Stainer)

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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, Hymn settings 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

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!

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.

O mysterious condescending!

O abandonment sublime!

Very God Himself is bearing

All the sufferings of time!

Evermore for human failure

By His passion we can plead;

God has born all mortal anguish,

Surely He will know our need.

This—all human thought surpassing—

This is earth’s most awful hour,

God has taken mortal weakness!

God has laid aside His Power!

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.

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.

Who shall fathom that descending,

From the rainbow circled throne,

Down to earth’s most base profaning,

Dying desolate alone.

From the “Holy, Holy, Holy,

We adore Thee, O most High,”

Down to earth’s blaspheming voices

And the shout of “Crucify.”

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