1. Alas! And
did my Savior bleed? And did my Sovereign die? Would
He devote that sacred head for sinners such as I? [originally, for such a worm as I?] 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. Thy
body slain, sweet Jesus, thine - And bathed in its
own blood - while the firm mark of wrath divine, his soul in anguish stood. 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!
3. Was it
for crimes that I had done he groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! Grace
unknown! And love beyond degree! 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!
4. Well
might the sun in darkness hide and shut his glories in, when Christ, the mighty
Maker died, for man the creature’s sin. 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!
5. Thus might
I hide my blushing face while his dear cross appears, dissolve my heart in
thankfulness, and melt my eyes to tears. 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!
6. But
drops of grief (tears) can ne’er repay the debt of love I owe: Here, Lord, I
give my self away ’tis all that I can do. 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!
Text: Isaac Watts, 1707 - Ralph E.
Melody: Hugh Wilson, 1800 - Ralph E.
New tune by Dwight Gustafson.