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Text:I Am Clinging to the Cross
Author:Irvin H. Mack
Tune:[To the cross of Christ I cling]
Composer:J. Lincoln Hall

100. I Am Clinging to the Cross

1 To the cross of Christ I cling,
To a loving, gentle friend,
All my guilt and sin I bring,
He will keep me to the end.

Refrain:
I am clinging, I am clinging,
I am clinging, I am clinging to the cross;
I am clinging, I am clinging,
I am clinging, I am clinging to the cross.

2 With the weight of sin and shame,
Bearing down the mind and heart,
To the Lord, in pray’r I came,
And He bade my guilt depart. [Refrain]

3 Sinner dear, though short the time,
Peace and joy for you is here,
Unto God your heart incline,
Come to Him, your pray’r He’ll hear. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: To the cross of Christ I cling
Title: I Am Clinging to the Cross
Author: Irvin H. Mack
Refrain First Line: I am clinging, I am clinging
Language: English
Publication Date: 1897
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [To the cross of Christ I cling]
Composer: J. Lincoln Hall
Notes: Public Domain.



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