Hymns

At the Cross

Words: Salvation Army refrain, Isaac Watts · Music: Hermann L. Schreiner, Ralph Hudson · 1707

Verse 1
Alas, and did my Savior bleed,
and did my Sov'reign die?
Would he devote that sacred head
for such a worm as I?

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!

Verse 2
Was it for crimes that I had done
he groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity, grace unknown,
and love beyond degree!

Verse 3
Well might the sun in darkness hide
and shut its glories in,
when Christ the mighty Maker died
for man the creature's sin.

Verse 4
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.

Words: Isaac Watts, 1707; Salvation Army refrain, ca. 1883 | Music: Ralph Hudson, 1885; ref. Hermann L. Schreiner, 1864

Psalm 116; Isaiah 53; Matthew 11; Luke 23; John 1; John 8; Romans 5; Romans 12; 2 Corinthians 5; Ephesians 2; 1 Peter 2

Atonement · Faith · Jesus, Death of · Jesus, Suffering of