Before the Cross

Verse 1

Weary with my load of sin, All diseased and faint within, See me, Lord, Thy grace entreat, See me prostrate at Thy feet: Here before Thy cross I lie, Here I live or here I die.

Verse 2

I have tried, and tried in vain Many ways to ease my pain; Now all other hope is past, Only this is left at last: Here before Thy cross I lie, Here I live and here I die.

Verse 3

If I perish, be it here With the Friend of sinners near; Lord, it is enough—I know Never sinner perished so. Here before Thy cross I lie, Here I cannot, cannot die.