The Cyber Hymnal 11257. Jesu, Savior, Son of God

The Cyber Hymnal‎#11257

1 Jesu, Savior, Son of God,
Bearer of the sinner’s load;
Breaker of the captive’s chain,
Cleanser of the guilty’s stain.

2 Thou the sinner’s death hast died,
Thou for us wast crucified;
For our sins Thy flesh was torn,
Thou our penalty hast borne,

3 Of our guilt, upon the tree,
Which the Father laid on Thee!
Savior, Surety, Lamb of God,
Thou hast bought us with Thy blood.

4 Thou hast wiped the debt away,
Nothing left for us to pay;
Nothing left for us to bear,
Nothing left for us to share,

5 But the pardon and the bliss,
But the love, the light, the peace.
I to Thee will look and live,
And, in looking, praises give.

6 Looking lightens, looking heals,
Looking all the gladness seals;
Looking breaks the binding chain,
Looking sets us free again.

7 Looking scatters all our night,
Makes our faces shine with light;
Looking quickens, strengthens, brings
Heavenly gladness on its wings!

8 Jesu, Savior, Son of God,
Bearer of the sinner’s load,
I would rise to Thee above,
I would look, and praise, and love.

9 Ever looking let me be
At the blood-besprinkled tree,
Blessing Thee with lip and soul,
While the endless ages roll.

Text Information
First Line:	Jesu, Savior, Son of God
Title:	Jesu, Savior, Son Of God
Author:	Horatius Bonar
Language:	English
Source:	Hymns of Faith and Hope (London: James Nisbet, 1857)
Copyright:	Public Domain
Notes:	Alternate tunes: ELSIE by Alice Nevin; SOLITUDE by Lewis T.Downes