Alas! and Did My Saviour Bbleed?
Alas! And did my saviour bleed? And did my sovereign die? Would he devote that sacred head For such a worm as I
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.
Was it for crimes that I have done He groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! Grace unknown And love beyond degree!
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.
Well might the sin in darkness hide, And shut his glories in When Christ, the mighty Maker, died, For man, the creature's sin.
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.
Thus might I hide my blushing face, Whilst His dear cross appears, Dissolve my heart in thankfulness And melt mine eyes to tears.
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.
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.
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.