The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12115

12115. The Crimson Wave

1 O cross of shame and anguish,
Dark, fathomless, unknown;
O fount of grace and glorious life,
O tide of love divine,
Flow on till every nation
Shall tell thy power to save—
The healing, cleansing power in
The flowing crimson wave.

Refrain:
The crimson tide is flowing free,
For thee, dear one, for thee, for thee;
Come, bathe thy weary, sin sick soul,
Its healing tide shall make thee whole.

2 The crimson wave is flowing,
Is flowing now for thee;
Behold the fountain open wide
Upon Mount Calvary;
That crimson wave is flowing,
Dear sinner, ’tis for thee;
Come with thy heavy burden, for
The tide is full and free. [Refrain]

3 Behold by faith a Savior
Upon th’accursèd tree;
Behold Him bleeding, dying there,
And this for you and me!
Come to this healing fountain,
O haste without delay,
And ’neath its wave of crimson wash
Thy load of sin away. [Refrain]

4 Behold your Savior pleading—
His mercy now is free;
Come now, lest ebbing tide no more
Be found to cleanseth thee;
That fountain now is open,
The Spirit striving still;
To all He invitation gives:
"Come, whosoever will." [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O cross of shame and anguish
• Title: The Crimson Wave
• Author: A. C. Pratt (1911, alt.)
• Refrain First Line: The crimson tide is flowing free
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [O cross of shame and anguish]
• Composer: Gertrude Manley Jones (1911)
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain