A Selection of Hymns ‎#CXXXVIII

CXXXVIII. The attraction of the Cross

1 Yonder— amazing sight!— I see
The incarnate son of God,
Expiring on the accursed tree,
And welt'ring in his blood.

2 Behold a purple torrent run
Down from his hands and head:
The crimson tide puts out the sun;
His groans awake the dead.

3 The trembling earth, the darken'd sky,
Proclaim the truth aloud;
And with th' amaz'd centurion cry,
"This is the Son of God."

4 So great, so vast a sacrifice
May well my hope revive:
If God's own Son thus bleeds and dies,
The sinner sure may live.

5 O that these cords of love divine,
Might draw me, Lord to thee!
Thou hast my heart, it shall be thine—
Thine it shall ever be!

Text Information

• First Line: Yonder— amazing sight!— I see
• Title: The attraction of the Cross
• Author: Dr. S. Stennett
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  John 12:32
• Topic: The Sufferings and Death of Christ; Attractions of the Cross of Christ: Attract
• Notes: Public Domain.

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