"At The Cross"

[Nelson Bradford]

Alas! and did my Savior bleed,
and did my Sovereign die?
Would he devote that sacred head
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!

Was it for crimes that I have done,
he groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! Grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!

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!

- Isaac Watts, 1707, refrain - Ralph E. Hudson, 1885

Copyright © 1993 by Lillenas Publishing Co.

[Anne and Dwayne Hood]

And, at the foot of the cross, all ground is level--no matter our class in life.