Book 2, Hymn 54 · John Newton · Public-domain words
When on the cross, my Lord I see
Book 2, Hymn 54 · John Newton
The words
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Stanza 1. When on the cross, my Lord I seeBleeding to death, for wretched me;Satan and sin no more can move,For I am all transformed to love.
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Stanza 2. His thorns, and nails, pierce through my heart,In every groan I bear a part;I view his wounds with streaming eyes,But see! he bows his head and dies!
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Stanza 3. Come, sinners, view the Lamb of God,Wounded and dead, and bathed in blood!Behold his side, and venture near,The well of endless life is here.
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Stanza 4. Here I forget my cares and pains;I drink, yet still my thirst remains;Only the fountain–head above,Can satisfy the thirst of love.
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Stanza 5. O, that I thus could always feel!Lord, more and more thy love reveal!Then my glad tongue shall loud proclaimThe grace and glory of thy name.
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Stanza 6. Thy name dispels my guilt and fear,Revives my heart, and charms my ear;Affords a balm for every wound,And Satan trembles at the sound.
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 2, Hymn 54. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/2-54
About these words
John Newton lived from 1725 to 1807. These historical words are public domain.
This hymn belongs to the complete three-book collection first published in 1779.
