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Christ in Song 128

Hallelujah for the Cross!

Words: Horatius BonarMusic: J. H. Stockton

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1The cross! it stand - eth fast, Hal - le - lu - jah! hal - le - lu - jah!
Defying every blast, Hal - le - lu - jah! hal - le - lu - jah!
For this glad - ness day and night, Hal - le - lu - jah! hal - le - lu - jah!
The winds of hell have blown, The world its hate has shown,
Yet it is not overthrown, Hal - le - lu - jah! for the cross!

2It is the old cross still, Hal - le - lu - jah! hal - le - lu - jah!
Its triumph let us tell, Hal - le - lu - jah! hal - le - lu - jah!
The grace of God here flows, The truth of God here shows,
Hal - le - lu - jah! hal - le - lu - jah! So round the cross we sing, of Christ our Glo - rious King.

3Yet 'tis not overthrown, Hal - le - lu - jah! for the cross!
Who died for sin atone, Hal - le - lu - jah! hal - le - lu - jah!
The world its hate has shown, Hal - le - lu - jah! for the cross!

Copyright, 1895, by J. H. Stockton.

The verse

Meter
14.15.15.12.14
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 38% of beats fit
Rhyme
AAABC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

The cross! it stand - eth fast, Hal - le - lu - jah! hal - le - lu - jah!˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘14A
Defying every blast, Hal - le - lu - jah! hal - le - lu - jah!˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘15A
For this glad - ness day and night, Hal - le - lu - jah! hal - le - lu - jah!˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘15A
The winds of hell have blown, The world its hate has shown,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/12B
Yet it is not overthrown, Hal - le - lu - jah! for the cross!/˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘/14C

Verse 2

It is the old cross still, Hal - le - lu - jah! hal - le - lu - jah!˘˘˘////˘/˘/˘/˘14A
Its triumph let us tell, Hal - le - lu - jah! hal - le - lu - jah!˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘14A
The grace of God here flows, The truth of God here shows,˘/˘///˘/˘///12B
Hal - le - lu - jah! hal - le - lu - jah! So round the cross we sing, of Christ our Glo - rious King./˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘/22C

Verse 3

Yet 'tis not overthrown, Hal - le - lu - jah! for the cross!//˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘/13A
Who died for sin atone, Hal - le - lu - jah! hal - le - lu - jah!˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘14B
The world its hate has shown, Hal - le - lu - jah! for the cross!˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘/13A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.