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The Crimson Cross

Representative Text

1 See the cross, the cross of Jesus,
Crimson with His own life’s blood;
Thus He dide, lest we should perish,
Wondrous love! Thou Son of God.

Refrain:
He will save you, trembling sinner,
Hasten to the crimson cross;
Oh, believe Him, He will save you,
Save you at the shelt’ring cross.

2 Dreadful weight of guilt and anguish
Fall on Him His love to prove;
Weight that on our souls had fallen,
But for His unbounded love. [Refrain]

3 Oh, His precious blood that bought us!
Oh, His pity for the lost!
Can you slight His love, poor sinner,
While so near the shelt’ring cross? [Refrain]

4 Hasten to Him, sinner, hasten!
Heaven yearns to make you blest;
Father, Son, and Spirit call you;
Come with all your woes oppressed. [Refrain]

5 Yield your heart and life to Jesus,
Freely He His grace will give;
With Him you shall reign in glory,
If for Him on earth you live. [Refrain]

Select Hymns, 1911 (Timeless Truths)

Author: Silas G. Odell

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Text Information

First Line: See the cross, the cross of Jesus
Title: The Crimson Cross
Author: Silas G. Odell (1911)
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
Language: English
Refrain First Line: He will save you, trembling sinner
Copyright: Public Domain

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