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  2. Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed - Wikipedia

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    "Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed" is a hymn by Isaac Watts, first published in 1707. The words describe the crucifixion of Jesus and reflect on an appropriate personal response to this event. The hymn is commonly sung with a refrain added in 1885 by Ralph E. Hudson; when this refrain is used, the hymn is sometimes known as "At the Cross". The ...

  3. Glory To His Name - Wikipedia

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    "Glory to His Name" (also called "Down At The Cross") is a hymn written by Elisha A. Hoffman in 1878. It is thought that Hoffman was reading about the crucifixion of Jesus in the Bible and began to think about how God saved men from their sins by allowing Jesus to die on the cross. The poem Hoffman wrote based on these thoughts was called ...

  4. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross - Wikipedia

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    The hymn "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" was written by Isaac Watts, and published in Hymns and Spiritual Songs in 1707. It is significant for being an innovative departure from the early English hymn style of only using paraphrased biblical texts, although the first couplet of the second verse paraphrases Galatians 6:14a and the second couplet of the fourth verse paraphrases Gal. 6:14b.

  5. Nearer, My God, to Thee - Wikipedia

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    The lyrics to the hymn are as follows: [1] [2] [3] "Jacob's Dream", artwork on the campus of Abilene Christian University. Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me; Still all my song shall be nearer, my God, to Thee, Chorus: Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! Though like the wanderer, the sun gone ...

  6. In Christ Alone (song) - Wikipedia

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    "In Christ Alone" is a popular modern Christian song written by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, both songwriters of Christian hymns and contemporary worship music in the United Kingdom. The song, with a strong Irish melody, is the first hymn they penned together. [1] [2] The music was by Getty and the original lyrics by Townend. It was composed ...

  7. Lift High the Cross - Wikipedia

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    Lift High the Cross church hymn. The lyrics of "Lift High the Cross" have been subject to discussion. Stanley L. Osbourne wrote that the hymn's "images are biblical, its moods expectant, its promises courageous, and its demands costly" while stating that the cross in the hymn is a symbol of the love of Jesus. [1]

  8. Take Up Thy Cross, The Saviour Said - Wikipedia

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    Jesus carrying the cross "Take Up Thy Cross, The Saviour Said" is an American Christian hymn written by Charles W. Everest. It was originally a poem published in 1833 but was later altered to become a hymn. [1] It was then edited by English hymnwriter Sir Henry Baker for inclusion in the Church of England's Hymns Ancient and Modern hymnal. [2]

  9. Were You There - Wikipedia

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    The song was first published in William Eleazar Barton's 1899 Old Plantation Hymns [1] but was described in writings prior to this publication. [2] [3] [4] In 1940, it was included in the Episcopal Church hymnal, making it the first spiritual to be included in any major American hymnal.

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