163. "O Christ of God!"

1 O Jesus, sweet the tears I shed,
While at thy cross I kneel,
Gaze on thy wounded, fainting head,
And all thy sorrows feel.

2 My heart dissolves to see thee bleed,
This heart so hard before;
I hear thee for the guilty plead,
And grief o'erflows the more.

3 I know this cleansing blood of thine
Was shed, dear Lord, for me:
For me, for all, oh, grace divine!
Who look by faith on thee.

4 O Christ of God, O spotless Lamb,
By love my soul is drawn;
Henceforth, for ever, thine I am;
Here life and peace are born.

5 In patient hope, the cross I'll bear,
Thine arm shall be my stay;
And thou, enthroned, my soul shalt spare,
On thy great judgment-day.

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First Line: O Jesus, sweet the tears I shed
Title: "O Christ of God!"
Author: Ray Palmer
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Topic: The Lord Jesus Christ; Christ: Crucifixion of; Christ: Sufferings of (1 more...)
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