The cross upon which Jesus died

The cross upon which Jesus died. Ira Forest Stanphill* (1914-1993). Written by Stanphill and his wife Zelma in 1945 for a revival meeting in Kansas City, Missouri and published in Hymntime Harmonies (Fort Worth, Texas, 1946), one of the publications from Stanphill’s Hymntime imprint. It was written after Stanphill had asked the congregation of the morning worship service for a song subject, and a member called out ‘Room at the cross’. This provided the refrain, by which the hymn is sometimes known: There’s room at the cross for you, There’s room at the cross for you; Though millions have come, There’s still room for one – Yes, there’s room at the cross for you. Words and music have...