At the Cross
The same words as 4 hymnals printed them. Pick two versions to see every change between them: words added, dropped or altered, and verses left out.
7 words changed · 3 stanzas only in Millennial Harp #28 · 1 stanza only in SDA Hymnal #163
Verse 1
Alas, and did my Savior bleed? And did my Jesus die?
Would He devote that sacred head For such a worm as I?
Verse 1
Alas, and did my Savior bleed? And did my Sovereign die?
Would He devote that sacred head For someone such as I?
Verse 2
Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, thine,
And bath'd in its own blood,
While all exposed to wrath divine,
The glorious Suff'rer stood!
Not in this version
Verse 3
Was it for crimes that I had done, He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! grace unknown! And love beyond degree!
Verse 2
Was it for crimes that I have done, He suffered on the tree?
Amazing pity! grace unknown! And love beyond degree!
Verse 4
Well might the sun in darkness hide,
And shut his glories in,
When Christ the glorious Savior died,
For man, the creature's sin.
Not in this version
Verse 5
Thus might I hide my blushing face,
While his dear cross appears,
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt mine eyes in tears.
Not in this version
Verse 6
But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe:
Here, Lord, I give myself away, 'Tis all that I can do!
Verse 3
But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe:
Here, Lord, I give myself away, 'Tis all that I can do!
Not in this version
Refrain
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!