"We Sing the Praise of Him Who Died" by Thomas Kelly, 1769-1854 Text From: THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941) 1. We sing the praise of Him who died, Of Him who died upon the cross; The sinners' Hope let men deride, For this we count the world but loss. 2. Inscribed upon that 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 all 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 of love, The sinners' refuge here below, The angels theme in heaven above. _______________________________________________________ Notes: Hymn #178 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: Gal. 6:14 Author: Thomas Kelly, 1815 Tune: "O Jesu Christ, mein's" 1st Published in: _Nuernbergisches Gesangbuch," 1676 ______________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Cindy A. Beesley and is in the public domain. You may freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary. E-mail: bob_smith@ctsfw.edu Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (219) 452-2148 Fax: (219) 452-2126 ______________________________________________________________