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Alas! and did my Savior bleed?
And did my Sov'reign die?
Would He devote that sacred head
For such a worm as I?
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Chorus :
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.
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Stanza 2:
Was it for crimes that I have done
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! Grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!
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Stanza 3:
Well might the sun in darkenss hide
And shut its glories in,
When Christ, the mighty Maker, died
For man the creature's sin.
(Chorus)
Stanza 4:
Thus might I hide my blushing face
While His dear cross appears;
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt mine eyes to tears.
(Chorus)
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Stanza 5:
But drops of grief can ne'er repay
The debt of love I owe:
Here, Lord, I give myself away -
'Tis all that I can do!
(Chorus)
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I so much love this song because of its ability to make a christian reason that the cross isn't just a thing, it's a place where people can see the light, it's a place where redemption blood flows and make a sinner a saint. It's a place of conversion, it's a place of total submission to God and accepting the new life in Christ.
This song also brings to great joy the power of the cross, the beauty in been part of Christ big picture. It also make a believer see what he truly is, a wretched sinner only worthy of hell, but the blood has made him now a person who could walk in pure light.
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