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WALTON. (L.M.) 𝅗𝅥 = 84.

William Gardiner's Sacred Melodies (1815)

Thomas Kelly (l769-1854).

WE sing the praise of him who died, Of him who died upon the cross; The sinner's hope let men deride, For this we count the world but loss.
Inscribed upon the cross we see. In shining letters, 'God is Love'; He bears our sins union the tree; He brings us mercy from above.
The cross! it takes our guilt away; It holds the fainting spirit up; It cheers with hope the gloomy day, And sweetens every bitter cup;
It makes the coward spirit brave, And nerves the feeble arm for fight; It takes its terror from the grave, And gilds the bed of death with light;
The balm of life, the cure of woe, The measure and the pledge of love, The sinner's refuge here below, The angel's theme in heaven above.

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