A Selection of Psalms and Hymns ‎#LXXVII

LXXVII. The Attraction of the Cross

1 Yonder — amazing Sight! — I see
Th' incarnate Son of GOD,
Expiring on the accursed tree,
And welt'ring in his blood.

2 Behold a purple torrent run
Down from his hands and head:
The crimson tide puts out the sun;
His groans awake the dead.

3 The trembling earth, the darken'd sky,
Proclaim the truth aloud!
And with th' amaz'd centurion cry,
"This is the son of God."

4 So great, so vast a sacrifice,
May well my hope revive:
If GOD's own Son thus bleeds and dies,
The sinner sure may live.

5 O that these cords of love divine,
Might draw me, Lord to thee,
Thou hast my heart, it shall be thine —
Thine it shall ever be!

Text Information

• First Line: Yonder — amazing Sight! — I see
• Title: The Attraction of the Cross
• Author: Dr. S. Stennett
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Scripture:
  John 12:32
• Topic: After Sermon

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