Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#206

206. As on the cross the Saviour hung

1 As on the cross the Saviour hung,
And wept, and bled, and died,
He pour'd salvation on a wretch
That languished at his side.

2 His crimes with inward grief and shame,
The penitent confess'd;
Then turn'd his dying eyes to Christ,
And thus his prayer address'd;

3 "Jesus, thou Son and heir of heaven!
Thou spotless Lamb of God!
I see thee bath'd in sweat and tears,
And weltering in thy blood.

4 "Yet quickly, from these scenes of wo
In triumph thou shalt rise,
Burst through the gloomy shades of death,
And shine above the skies.

5 "Amid the glories of that world,
Dear Saviour, think on me,
And in the vict'ries of thy death,
Let me a sharer be."

6 His prayer the dying Jesus hears,
And instantly replies,
"To-day thy parting soul shall be
With me in Paradise."

Text Information

• First Line: As on the cross the Saviour hung
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Scripture:
  Luke 23:42
• Topic: Holy Spirit: From the examples of sinners received; The converted Thief
• Notes: Public Domain.

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