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SDA Hymnal 362

Lift High the Cross

Words: George W. Kitchin, Michael R. NewboltMusic: Sydney H. NicholsonTune: CRUCIFER10.10.10.10

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1Come, Christians, follow where our Captain trod, Our King victorious, Christ, the Son of God.

RefrainLift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim, Till all the world adore His sacred Name.

2Led on their way by this triumphant sign, The hosts of God in conquest rank combine.

3All newborn soldiers of the Crucified Bear on their brows the seal of Him who died.

4O Lord, once lifted on the glorious tree, As Thou hast promised, draw us all to Thee.

5So shall our song of triumph ever be: Praise to the Crucified for victory!

Meter
10.10.10.10
Scripture
John 12:32; Galatians 6:14

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The verse

Meter
23 · the hymnal prints 10.10.10.10
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 33% of beats fit
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Verse 1

Come, Christians, follow where our Captain trod, Our King victorious, Christ, the Son of God.//˘/˘//˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/23A

Verse 2

Led on their way by this triumphant sign, The hosts of God in conquest rank combine./˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘20A

Verse 3

All newborn soldiers of the Crucified Bear on their brows the seal of Him who died.//˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/20A

Verse 4

O Lord, once lifted on the glorious tree, As Thou hast promised, draw us all to Thee.˘///˘˘˘/˘˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/21A

Verse 5

So shall our song of triumph ever be: Praise to the Crucified for victory!˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘21A

Refrain

Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim, Till all the world adore His sacred Name.//˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/20A

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.