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| 1 |
As on the cross the Savior hung, And wept, and bled, and died; He poured salvation on a wretch, That languished at His side. His crimes with inward grief and shame, The penitent confessed; Then turned his dying eyes to Christ, And thus his pray'r addressed. |
As on the cross the Saviour hung,, Stanzas 1 & 2 |
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| 2 |
"Jesus, Thou Son and heir of heav'n! Thou spotless Lamb of God! I see Thee bathed in sweat and tears, And welt'ring in Thy blood. Yet quickly from these scenes of woe, In triumph Thou shalt rise; Burst thro' the gloomy shades of death, And shine above the skies. |
As on the cross the Saviour hung,, Stanzas 3 & 4 |
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| 3 |
"Amid the glories of that world, Dear Savior, think on me, And in the vict'ries of Thy death, Let me a sharer be." His pray'r the dying Jesus hears, And instantly replies-- "Today thy parting soul shall be With me in Paradise." |
As on the cross the Saviour hung,, Stanzas 5 & 6 |