CROSS OF JESUS (Stainer)

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CROSS OF JESUS (Stainer)

Composer: John Stainer (1887)
Published in 134 hymnals

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Piano/Organ
	A Lenten Suite

Choral
	COME, THOU LONG EXPECTED JESUS

Instrumental
	Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus (Choral S…

Composer: John Stainer

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Tune Information

Title:	CROSS OF JESUS (Stainer)
Composer:	John Stainer (1887)
Meter:	8.7.8.7
Incipit:	31555 11713 67143
Key:	A♭ Major/G Major or modal
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Texts

Cross of Jesus, Cross of Sorrow

In the Cross of Christ

In the cross of Christ I glory,
towering o'er the wrecks of time;
all the light of sacred story
gathers round its head sublime.

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There's a Wideness in God's Mercy

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Timeline

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Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

Free Harmonizations of Favorite Hymns Volume 4: The Easter Season
Composer/Editor James M. Guthrie
Published By: Self-published (2017) pp. LL
Hymns Amazing: Fifty of the Finest, Like They've Never Sounded Before, Plus a Prelude on Every One!
Composer/Editor June Nixon
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2015) pp. 58
An Organist's Book of Hymns: The Liturgical Year: 3 Part Hymns and Chorale Preludes
Composer/Editor Noel Jones
Published By: Frog Music (2014) pp. 34
Above All Praise: Choral Hymn Descants with Organ Accompaniment
Composer/Editor Antony Baldwin
Published By: Paraclete Press (2011) pp. 5
Hymn Tunes in Lower Keyes: The Book to Grab When the Congregation Complains that the Hymns are Too High!
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2011) pp. 58
Hymn Tunes in Lower Keys: The Book to Grab When the Congregation Complains that the Hymns are Too High!
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2011) pp. 58
Assist Me To Proclaim: Alternate Hymn Settings Volume 2
Composer/Editor Henry V. Gerike
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2010) pp. 17
200 Last Verses: Completely Revised to Complement the Keys in Major Hymn Books
Composer/Editor Noel Rawsthorne
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2009) pp. 34
Assist Me To Proclaim: Alternate Hymn Settings Volume 1
Composer/Editor Henry V. Gerike
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2009) pp. 14
The Art of Hymn Playing Volume 2: 250 Preludes Introductions Free Accompaniments & Alternate Harmonizations
Composer/Editor Charles Callahan
Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (2009) pp. 46-48
The Really Big Descant Book - Full Music Edition: 250 Settings to Raise the Roof by the World's Finest Church Music Composers
Composer/Editor June Nixon
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2009) pp. 43
Restrained Last Verses: Varied Accompaniments for Popular Hymns
Composer/Editor Martin Setchell
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2003) pp. 28
100 Alternative Hymn Tune Arrangements
Composer/Editor Andrew Moore
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2001) pp. 37
Last Verse Extravaganza for Organ: 200 Fabulous Arrangements
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2001) pp. 32
The Ultimate Finishing Touch: Last-verse Arrangements of Well-loved Hymn Tunes
Composer/Editor Harrison Oxley
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2000) pp. 37
Hymnal Supplement 98: Vocal Descant Edition
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1999) pp. 823
More Hymns for Occasions: One Hundred Special Arrangements
Composer/Editor Colin Mawby
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1997) pp. 15
Finishing Touch: One Hundred Last Verse Arrangements of Well-Known Hymn Tunes - New and Enlarged Edition
Composer/Editor Harrison Oxley
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1996) pp. 13
After the Last Verse: 200 Hymn Improvisations
Composer/Editor Malcolm Archer
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1995) pp. 35

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations: Piano and Organ Duet

25 Hymn Tunes for Piano and Organ
Composer/Editor Colin Mawby
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2002) pp. 10

Organ Solo

The Complete Organist Volume 2: Accessible Service Music for the Church Year
Composer/Editors Carson P. Cooman; Dan R. Edwards
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2017) pp. 64
The Organist's Library Volume 57
Composer/Editor Edward Broughton
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2015) pp. 20
Easy Organ Library Volume 55
Composer/Editor Dan R. Edwards
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2014) pp. 31
Foundation!: Hymns and Songs of Faith for Organ
Composer/Editors Ron Sprunger; Lloyd A. Larson
Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (2014) pp. 26
Oxford Hymn Settings for Organists Volume 1 Advent and Christmas: 38 Original Pieces On Hymns and Carols
Composer/Editors Rebecca Groom Te Velde; David Blackwell
Published By: Oxford University Press (2014) pp. 28
The Organ Portfolio Volume 77 Number 4 March April 2014: The Service Music Anthology for the Church Organist
Composer/Editors Douglas E. Wagner; Edward Broughton
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2014) pp. 20
With Love that Has No Ending: Organ Music for Lent, Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and Easter
Composer/Editor Douglas E. Wagner
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2014) pp. 3
Hymn Prelude Library Volume Two Tunes BC: Lutheran Service Book
Composer/Editors Kevin J. Hildebrand; David Maxwell
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2013) pp. 108
The Organist Volume 117 Number 1 March April 2013: The Service Music Companion for Church Organists
Composer/Editors Douglas E. Wagner; Dan R. Edwards
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2013) pp. 31
5 Contemplative Preludes on the Life of Christ
Composer/Editor Benjamin M. Culli
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2012) pp. 4
150 Hymn Preludes Book 1 Hymn Tune A - K: Short and Playable Pieces in Keys to Match All Popular Hymn Books
Composer/Editor Stanley Vann
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2010) pp. 131
Chorale Preludes of Harald Rohlig Set 1
Composer/Editor Harald Rohlig
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2010) pp. 24
Six Hymn Preludes for Lent and Holy Week
Composer/Editor Philip Gehring
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2010) pp. 6
Imprint Your Image: Easy Organ Settings for Lent
Composer/Editor Kevin J. Hildebrand
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2006) pp. 6
Hymn Preludes for the Church Year Book 1: Feasts and Festivals
Composer/Editor Andrew Fletcher
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2001) pp. 11
Hymnal Supplement 98 Organ Prelude Edition: Volume 2 Lent / Easter / Pentecost
Composer/Editors David A. Johnson; Benjamin M. Culli
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2000) pp. 10, 12
Preludes on Favorite Hymns for Organ
Composer/Editor Stanley Vann
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2000) pp. 102
Organ Miniatures: 200 Short Improvisations on Familiar Hymn Tunes
Composer/Editor June Nixon
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1999) pp. 41
Lenten Triptych
Composer/Editor Charles Callahan
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1997) pp. 3
Let Us Break Bread Together: Organ Arrangements for Communion Service
Composer/Editor Harold H. DeCou
Published By: Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc. (1992) pp. 52
A Lenten Suite
Composer/Editor Charles Callahan
Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (1991) pp. 10
Preludes to the Past: Organ Settings of Enduring 19th Century Hymn Tunes
Composer/Editor Emma Lou Diemer
Published By: The Sacred Music Press (1990) pp. 31
Lenten Service Music: For Organ
Composer/Editors James Mansfield; John Stainer
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1988) pp. 16
The Easter Promise: Easy Organ Voluntaries for the Easter Season
Composer/Editors Dorothy Wells; John Stainer
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1978) pp. 25
The Organist Volume 79 Number 1 March 1975 Easter Issue: A Bi-Monthly Publication for Church Organists
Composer/Editors Roger C. Wilson; John Stainer
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1975) pp. 43
The Amateur Organist No. 68: A Collection of Organ Voluntaries for Church Use
Composer/Editor John Stainer
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1974) pp. 43
Hymntune Preludes for the Organ Volume II: Lent Palm Sunday Easter
Composer/Editor G. Winston Cassler
Published By: Augsburg Publishing House (1961) pp. 2

Piano Solo

Song's of the Father's Love: Captivating Hymn Arrangements for Piano
Composer/Editor Penny Rodriguez
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2014) pp. 18
Songs of the Father's Love: Captivating Hymn Arrangements for Piano
Composer/Editor Penny Rodriguez
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2014) pp. 18