Songs of Christian Service ‎#132

132. Down at the Cross

1 I am coming to the cross,
I am poor and weak and blind;
I am counting all but dross;
I shall full salvation find.

Refrain:
Down at the cross I lay my sins,
There at the cross they lie;
Down at the cross I lay my sins,
There at the cross I’ll die.

2 Long my heart has sighed for Thee,
Long has evil reigned within;
Jesus sweetly speaks to me;
“I will cleanse you from all sin.” [Refrain]

3 Here I give my all to thee,
Friends, and time, and earthly store,
Soul and body Thine to be—
Wholly thine forevermore. [Refrain]

4 In the promises I trust,
In the cleansing blood confide;
I am prostrate in the dust,
I with Christ am crucified. [Refrain]

5 Jesus comes, he fills my soul,
Perfected in love I am,
I am every whit made whole:
Glory, glory to the Lamb! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I am coming to the cross, I am poor
• Title: Down at the Cross
• Author: Wm. McDonald
• Refrain First Line: Down at the cross I lay my sin
• Publication Date: 1903
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [I am coming to the cross, I am poor]
• Composer: C. Austin Miles
• Notes: Public Domain.