Scripture Verse

It is finished. John 19:30

Introduction

Words: Al­fred C. Jew­itt, 1879. Ap­peared in The Pil­grim Hym­nal, ed­it­ed by Charles L. Noyes & Charles L. Zieg­ler (New York; Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts & Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Pilg­rim Press, 1904), num­ber 132.

Music: Chris­ten­dom James W. El­li­ott, 1904 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Jew­itt or El­li­ott (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Refrain

Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia! Al­le­lu­ia!

Past are the cross, the scourge, the thorn,
The scoff­ing tongue, the jibe, the scorn,
And bright­ly breaks the East­er morn.
Alleluia.

Refrain

Gone are the gloomy clouds of night;
The shades of death are put to flight,
And from the tomb beams heav’n­ly light.
Alleluia.

Refrain

And so in sor­row dark and drear,
Though black the night, the morn is near;
Soon shall the heav’nly day appear,
Alleluia.

Refrain

And when death’s dark­ness dims our eyes,
From out the gloom our souls shall rise
In death­less glo­ry to the skies.
Alleluia.

Refrain

Then let us raise the glo­ri­ous strain,
Love’s tri­umph over sin and pain,
Faith’s vic­to­ry o’er ter­ror’s reign.
Alleluia.