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The Cross—the power of God.
1 Cor. 1:18.
I saw the cross of Jesus
When burdened with my sin;
I sought the cross of Jesus
To give me peace within;
I brought my soul to Jesus;
He cleansed it in his blood;
And in the cross of Jesus
I found my peace with God.
2 I love the cross of Jesus—
It tells what I am;
A vile and guilty creature,
Saved only through the Lamb.
No righteousness, no merit,
No beauty can I plead;
Yet in the cross I glory,
My title there I read.
3 I clasp the cross of Jesus
In every trying hour,
My sure and certain refuge,
My never-failing tower.
In every fear and conflict,
I more than conqueror am;
Living I’m safe, or dying,
Through Christ the risen Lamb.
4 Sweet is the cross of Jesus!
There let my weary heart
Still rest in peace and safety
Till life itself depart;
And then in strains of glory
I’ll sing thy wondrous power,
Where sin can never enter,
And death is known no more.
F. Whitfield.