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Christ in Song 262

In the Cross of Christ

Words: Bonar

Studio

1In the cross of Christ I glory,
Towering o'er the wrecks of time;
All the light of sacred story
Gathers round its head sublime.

2When the woes of life o'ertake me,
Hopes deceive and fears annoy,
Never shall the cross forsake me;
Lo! it glows with peace and joy.

3When the sun of bliss is beaming
Light and love upon my way,
From the cross the radiance streaming
Adds more lustre to the day.

4Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure,
By the cross are sanctified;
Peace is there that knows no measure,
Joys that through all time abide.

Words
Bonar
Also sung to
Rathbun (SDA Hymnal #237); Shirley (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #130)

The verse

Meter
8.8.8.7
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 74% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

In the cross of Christ I glory,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Towering o'er the wrecks of time;/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
All the light of sacred story/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Gathers round its head sublime./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 2

When the woes of life o'ertake me,/˘/˘/???˘9A
Hopes deceive and fears annoy,/˘/˘/˘/7B
Never shall the cross forsake me;/˘˘˘/˘/˘8A
Lo! it glows with peace and joy./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

When the sun of bliss is beaming/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Light and love upon my way,/˘/˘/˘/7B
From the cross the radiance streaming˘˘/˘//˘/˘9A
Adds more lustre to the day.///˘˘˘/7B

Verse 4

Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
By the cross are sanctified;˘˘/˘/˘˘7B
Peace is there that knows no measure,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Joys that through all time abide./˘///˘/7C

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.