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Hallelujah for the Cross!

Horatius Bonar • English

Primary Scripture: Galatians 6:14

Verse 1

The cross it standeth fast - Hallelujah, hallelujah! Defying ev'ry blast - Hallelujah, hallelujah! The winds of hell have blown, The world its hate hath shown, Yet it is not overthrown - Hallelujah for the cross!

Chorus

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah for the cross; Hallelujah, hallelujah, it shall never suffer loss!

Verse 2

It is the old cross still - Hallelujah, hallelujah! Its triumph let us tell - Hallelujah, hallelujah! The grace of God here shone Thru Christ, the blessed Son, Who did for sin atone - Hallelujah for the cross!

Chorus

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah for the cross; Hallelujah, hallelujah, it shall never suffer loss!

Verse 3

'Twas here the debt was paid - Hallelujah, hallelujah! Our sins on Jesus laid - Hallelujah, hallelujah! So round the cross we sing Of Christ, our offering, Of Christ, our living King - Hallelujah for the cross!

Chorus

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah for the cross; Hallelujah, hallelujah, it shall never suffer loss!

Scripture References

Reference 1

  • galatians 6:14