At the Cross! At the Cross! where I first saw the light (Chorus)

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At the Cross! At the Cross! where I first saw the light (Chorus)

Author: Ralph E. Hudson
Published in 2 hymnals

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At the Cross! At the Cross! where I first saw the light,
And the burden of my heart rolled away,
It was there by faith I received my sight,
And now I am happy all the day!

Source: The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes #V13

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Author: Ralph E. Hudson

Ralph Hudson (1843-1901) was born in Napoleon, OH. He served in the Union Army in the Civil War. After teaching for five years at Mt. Union College in Alliance he established his own publishing company in that city. He was a strong prohibitionist and published The Temperance Songster in 1886. He compiled several other collections and supplied tunes for gospel songs, among them Clara Tear Williams' "All my life long I had panted" (Satisfied). See 101 More Hymn Stories, K. Osbeck, Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1985). Mary Louise VanDyke Go to person page >

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