Hymn
Hallelujah for the Cross!
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 'tis not overthrown,
Hallelujah for the cross!
Yet 'tis not overthrown,
Hallelujah for the cross!
Hallelujah forever!
It never shall suffer loss,
Hallelujah forever!
We glory in the grand old cross.
It is the old cross still,
Hallelujah! hallelujah!
Its triumph let us tell,
Hallelujah! hallelujah!
The grace of God here shone
Thro' Christ the blessed Son,
Who did for sin atone,
Hallelujah for the cross!
Who did for sin atone,
Hallelujah for the cross!
'Twas here the debt was paid,
Hallelujah! hallelujah!
Our sin on Jesus laid,
Hallelujah! hallelujah!
So round the cross we sing
Of Christ our Offering,
Of Christ our living King,
Hallelujah for the cross!
Of Christ our living King,
Hallelujah for the cross!
Hallelujah for the Cross! — Text from Christ in Song, 1908. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/hallelujah-for-the-cross
Chord chart coming soon
Want to play this one? Leave your email and we'll let you know when the chords are ready.
Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Hallelujah for the Cross?
The words of Hallelujah for the Cross were written by Horatius Bonar; the version here was published in 1908. The library holds 19 more hymns by Horatius Bonar, including Thy Way, not Mine, O Lord and I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say.
Is Hallelujah for the Cross public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Christ in Song, published in 1908. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.