Text:At the Cross
Author:Isaac Watts
Tune:[Alas! and did my Saviour bleed]
Composer:R. E. Hudson

212. At the Cross

1 Alas! and did my Saviour bleed,
And did my Sov'reign die?
Would he devote that sacred head
For such a worm as I?

Chorus:
At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light,
And the burden of my heart rolled away,
It was there by faith I received my sight,
And now I am happy all the day.

2 Was it for deeds that I have done,
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity, grace unknown,
And love beyond degree! [Chorus]

3 But drops of grief can ne'er repay
The debt of love I owe;
Here, Lord I give myself away,
'Tis all that I can do! [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: Alas! and did my Saviour bleed
Title: At the Cross
Author: Isaac Watts
Refrain First Line: At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: Christ: Cross of Christ; Christ: Christ's Sufferings
Tune Information
Name: [Alas! and did my Saviour bleed]
Composer: R. E. Hudson
Key: E Major



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