The first line of the refrain is "Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim," sung to this musical phrase from the tune "Crucifer":
The first interval is an ascending fourth (G to C), musically representing that "Lift[ing] high."
Friday, May 24, 2019
"Lift High the Cross"
"Lift High the Cross" was one of the hymns in church this week, so I thought I'd finally get around to writing about something I noticed in it years ago.
The first line of the refrain is "Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim," sung to this musical phrase from the tune "Crucifer":
The first interval is an ascending fourth (G to C), musically representing that "Lift[ing] high."
The first line of the refrain is "Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim," sung to this musical phrase from the tune "Crucifer":
The first interval is an ascending fourth (G to C), musically representing that "Lift[ing] high."
