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I AM COMING TO THE
CROSS
W. McDonald
(1870) W. G. Fischer
(1835-1912)
I am coming to the
cross;
I am poor, and weak
and blind;
I am counting all
but dross;
I shall full
salvation find.
I am
trusting, Lord, in Thee,
Blessed
Lamb of Calvary;
Humbly
at Thy cross I bow:
Save me Jesus, save me now.
Long my heart has
sighed for Thee.
Long has evil
reigned with in;
Jesus sweetly speaks
to me-
“I will cleanse you
from all sin”.
Here I give my all
to Thee,
Friends, and time,
and earthly store,
Soul and body Thine
to be-
Wholly Thine for
evermore.
Jesus comes! He
fills my soul!
Perfected in Him I
am;
I am every whit made
whole,
Glory, glory to the
Lamb!
Still
I’m trusting, Lord, in Thee,
Blessed Lamb of Calvary;
Humbly at Thy cross I bow;
Jesus saves me saves me now.
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"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I
live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now
live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved
me, and gave himself for me."
(Galatians2:
20)
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Author:
William McDonald, 1870:
William
McDonald wrote this hymn in 1870 while he was pastoring in the city
of Brooklyn, New York. He
felt the need to write a hymn that would satisfy those who desire
heart purity while at the altar. He planned for something simple
in expression, true to experience, and perfect in the fullness
of Love. One day as he
was sitting in his study, the lines of the hymn came rushing
into his mind; and he began to write, and in a few minutes the
hymn was on paper. William G. Fischer composed the tune
. The hymn was first sung at a National
Camp meeting, held at Hamilton, Mass., June 22, 1870. It has
been translated into many languages, and sung all over the
world. The words were first published in The
American Baptist Praise Book, 1871.
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