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At the Cross

When my heart was so hard

Author: Herbert Booth
Tune: AT THE CROSS (Chorus)
Published in 7 hymnals

Representative Text

1 When my heart was so hard
That I ne’er would regard
The salvation held up to my sight,
To the cross then I came
In my darkness and shame,
And ‘twas there that I first saw the light.

Refrain:
At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light,
And the burden of my heart rolled away;
It was there, by faith,
I received my sight,
And now I am happy all the day.

2 In my blindness I thought
That no power could have wrought
Such a marvel of wonder and might;
But ‘twas done, for I felt,
At the cross as I knelt,
That my darkness was turned into light.

3 Then the gloom had all passed,
And, rejoicing at last,
I was sure that my soul was made right;
For my Lord, I could see,
In his love died for me
On the cross, where I first saw the light.


Source: The Song Book of the Salvation Army #395

Author: Herbert Booth

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Text Information

First Line: When my heart was so hard
Title: At the Cross
Author: Herbert Booth
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Song Book of the Salvation Army #395

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