I SAW THE CROSS OF JESUS

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.

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.

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.