I Saw the Cross of Jesus

Hymn lyrics by Frederick Whitfield,
Music by Arthur H. Mann

Verse 1

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.

Verse 2

I love the cross of Jesus, it tells me what I am—

A vile and guilty creature, saved only through the Lamb;

No righteousness nor merit, no beauty can I plead;

Yet in the cross I glory, my title there I read.

Verse 3

I trust the cross of Jesus, in every trying hour,

My sure and certain refuge, my never failing tow’r;

In every fear and conflict, I more than conqu’ror am;

Living, I’m safe, or dying, through Christ, the risen Lamb.

Verse 4

Safe in the cross of Jesus! There let my weary heart

Still rest in peace unshaken, till with Him, ne’er to part;

And then in strains of glory I’ll sing His wondrous pow’r,

Where sin can never enter, and death is known no more.