Hymns and Tunes 1886 470

Lift Him Up

1Lift him up, 'tis he that bids you, Let the dying look and live; To all sin let him descend, Let the multitude behold him with weary thirsting sinners, Living waters will he give; And allegiance so meek and lowly, Yet the Prince of heaven was he; And the blind, who grope in darkness, Through the blood of Christ shall see.

RefrainLift him up, the risen Savior, High amid the waiting throng; Lift him up, 'tis he that speaketh, Now he bids you flee from wrong.

2Lift him up, in all his glory, 'Tis the Son of God on high; Lift him up, lift him up, in prayer; Lift him up, their savior, High amid the waiting throng; Lift him up, 'tis he that speaketh, Now he bids you flee from wrong.

Words: Mae E. Warren
Music: D. S. Hakes
Scripture: John 3:14-15

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The verse

Meter: 76
Foot: dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 33% of beats fit
Rhyme: A

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Verse 1

Lift him up, 'tis he that bids you, Let the dying look and live; To all sin let him descend, Let the multitude behold him with weary thirsting sinners, Living waters will he give; And allegiance so meek and lowly, Yet the Prince of heaven was he; And the blind, who grope in darkness, Through the blood of Christ shall see./˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/76A

Verse 2

Lift him up, in all his glory, 'Tis the Son of God on high; Lift him up, lift him up, in prayer; Lift him up, their savior, High amid the waiting throng; Lift him up, 'tis he that speaketh, Now he bids you flee from wrong./˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘˘//˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/51A

Refrain

Lift him up, the risen Savior, High amid the waiting throng; Lift him up, 'tis he that speaketh, Now he bids you flee from wrong./˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/30A

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