HYMN: We sing the praise of him who died (Bow Brickhill, Sydney Nicholson) with words/text/lyrics

HYMN: We sing the praise of him who died
music/tune: Bow Brickhill, Sydney Nicholson
words: Thomas Kelly
Choir of Christ Church Arcadia (Pretoria), directed by George King
1 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.
2 Inscribed upon the cross we see
in shining letters, 'God is love';
he bears our sins upon the tree;
he brings us mercy from above.
3 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.
4 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:
5 The balm of life, the cure of woe,
the measure and the pledge oflove,
the sinner's refuge here below,
the angels' theme in heaven above.