Scripture Verse

God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. Galatians 6:14

Introduction

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Kelso Carter (1849–1928)

Words: R. Kel­so Car­ter, in Gems of Gos­pel Songs, ed­it­ed by Grace W. Da­vis (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1885), num­ber 22.

Music: Ar­ranged by Ed­ward E. Nick­er­son in Songs of Per­fect Love, edit­ed by Kel­so Cart­er & John R. Swe­ney (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1886), num­ber 113 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Edward Nickerson

Lyrics

O Je­sus, Lord, Thy dy­ing love
Hath pierced my con­trite heart;
Now take my life, and let me prove
How dear to me Thou art.

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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 night and day!

Amid the night of sin and death,
Thy light hath filled my soul;
To me Thy lov­ing voice now saith,
Thy faith hath made thee whole.

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I kiss Thy feet, I clasp Thy hand,
I touch Thy bleed­ing side;
O let me here for­ev­er stand,
Where Thou wast cru­ci­fied.

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My Lord, my light, my strength, my all,
I count my gain but loss;
Forever let Thy love en­thrall,
And keep me at the cross.

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