Alas and did my Savior bleed?
And did my Sovereign die?
Would He devote that sacred head
For sinners such 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
Well might the sun in darkness hide
And shut his glories in
When Christ the mighty Maker died
For man thou 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
(violin melody)
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
(music)
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
It was there by faith I received my sight
And now I am happy all the day