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Believers Hymn Book · No. 97 · Words: Frederick Whitfield & George Müller · Tune: Holmbridge Missionary
I saw the Cross of Jesus
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →"I Saw the Cross of Jesus" is an English hymn written by Frederick Whitfield (with credited collaboration by George Müller), published in 1875. It meditates on the atoning power of the cross — the sinner's burden lifted, sin cleansed by Christ's blood, and peace with God found through the Lamb.
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 sins to Jesus,
He cleansed them 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, no merit,
No beauty can I plead;
Yet in the Cross I glory,
My title there I read.
Verse 3
Sweet is 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 power,
Where sin can never enter,
And death is known no more.
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