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Text: | At the Cross |
Author (refrain): | Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901 |
Author (verses): | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 |
Tune: | HUDSON |
Composer: | Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901 |
1 Alas! and did my Savior bleed,
And did my Sovereign die?
Would He devote that sacred head
For such a one as I?
Refrain:
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 crimes that I have done
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! Grace unknown!
And love beyond degree! [Refrain]
3 Well might the sun in darkness hide,
And shut His glories in,
When God, the mighty Maker, died
For man the creature's sin. [Refrain]
4 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! [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Alas! And did my Savior bleed? |
Title: | At the Cross |
Author (verses): | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 |
Author (refrain): | Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901 |
Refrain First Line: | As the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light |
Meter: | CM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2001 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Jesus Christ: His Blood; Jesus Christ: His Cross |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | HUDSON |
Composer: | Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901 |
Meter: | CM |
Key: | E♭ Major |