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Down at the cross where my Savior diedAuthor: Elisha A. Hoffman (1878)Tune: GLORY TO HIS NAME Published in 611 hymnals Printable scores: PDF, SibeliusAudio files: MIDI, Recording | ||
1 Down at the cross where my Savior died,
Down where for cleansing from sin I cried,
There to my heart was the blood applied;
Glory to His Name!
Refrain:
Glory to His Name,
Glory to His Name:
There to my heart was the blood applied;
Glory to His Name!
2 I am so wondrously saved from sin,
Jesus so sweetly abides within,
There at the cross where He took me in;
Glory to His Name! [Refrain]
3 Oh, precious fountain that saves from sin,
I am so glad I have entered in;
There Jesus saves me and keeps me clean;
Glory to His Name! [Refrain]
4 Come to this fountain so rich and sweet,
Cast thy poor soul at the Savior’s feet;
Plunge in today, and be made complete;
Glory to His Name! [Refrain]
Select Hymns, 1911 (Timeless Truths)
A minister’s son, Hoffman attended Union Seminary in New Berlin, Pennsylvania, and was ordained in 1868. Afterward, he worked with the Evangelical Association’s publishing arm in Cleveland, Ohio for 11 years. He pastored in Cleveland and Grafton, Ohio, in the 1880s; at the First Presbyterian Church in Benton Harbor, Michigan, around the turn of the century; and in Cabery, Illinois (1911-1922). In his lifetime, he wrote over 2,000 Gospel songs. The 50 song books he edited include:
•The Evergreen, 1873
•Spiritual Songs for Gospel Meetings and the Sunday School, 1878
•Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 (Chicago, Illinois: Hope Publishing… Go to person page >| First Line: | Down at the cross where my Savior died |
| Title: | Down at the Cross |
| Author: | Elisha A. Hoffman (1878) |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7 D |
| Language: | English |
| Refrain First Line: | Glory to his name |
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| Tune Title | First Line | Instances (10) | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| DOWN AT THE CROSS | Down at the cross where my Savior died | The New Century Hymnal #189 | Down at the Cross | Glory to Christ's name | Elisha A. Hoffman, 1839-1929 | John H. Stockton | 9.9.9.5 with refrain | Galatians 2:20 | A Flat Major | 1995 | |||||||
| [Down at the cross where my Savior died] | Down at the cross where my Savior died | Lift Every Voice and Sing II: an African American hymnal #28 | Down at the Cross | Glory to His name | Elisha A. Hoffman (1839-1929) | John H. Stockton (1813-1877) | A Flat Major | English | 1993 | ||||||||
| [Down at the cross where my Savior died] | Down at the cross where my Savior died | Revival Hymns and Choruses #122 | Glory to His Name | Glory to His name | Elisha A. Hoffman, 1839-1929 | John H. Stockton, 1813-1877 | A Flat Major | English | 1982 | ||||||||
| [Down at the cross where my Savior died] | Down at the cross where my Savior died | Hymns of Faith #195 | Glory to His Name | Glory to His name, Glory to His name | Elisha A. Hoffman | John H. Stockton | Colossians 1:20 | E Flat Major | 1980 | ||||||||
| [Down at the cross where my Savior died] | Down at the cross where my Savior died | Sing Joyfully #382 | Glory to His Name | Glory to His name | Elisha A. Hoffman | John H. Stockton | A Flat Major | English | 1989 | ||||||||
| GLORY TO HIS NAME | Down at the cross where my Savior died | Baptist Hymnal 1991 #140 | Down at the Cross | Glory to His name | Elisha A. Hoffman | John H. Stockton | Irregular | Colossians 1:20 | A Flat Major | 1991 | |||||||
| GLORY TO HIS NAME | Down at the cross where my Savior died | African American Heritage Hymnal #248 | Down at the Cross | Glory to His name, His name! | Elisha A. Hoffman, 1839-1929 | Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, b. 1953; John H. Stockton, 1813-1877 | 9.9.9.7 with refrain | Mark 14:24 | A Flat Major | English | 2001 | ||||||
| GLORY TO HIS NAME | Down at the cross where my Savior died | Baptist Hymnal 2008 #252 | Down at the Cross | Glory to His name | Elisha A. Hoffman | John H. Stockton | Irregular | G Major or modal | English | 2008 | |||||||
| [Glory to His Name] | Down at the cross where my Savior died, Down where for cleansing from sin I cried, | Celebration Hymnal #493 | Glory to His Name | G Major | 1997 | ||||||||||||
| GLORY TO HIS NAME | Down at the cross where my Savior died | Celebrating Grace Hymnal #582 | Down at the Cross | Glory to His name | Elisha A. Hoffman | John H. Stockton | 9.9.9.5 with refrain | A Flat Major | 2010 |
