I Am Coming to the Cross

W. McDonald (1870) • English

Primary Scripture: Psalm 40:17

Verse 1

I am coming to the cross; I am poor and weak and blind; I am counting all but dross; I shall full salvation find.

Chorus

I am trusting, Lord, in Thee. O thou Lamb of Calvary; Humbly at Thy cross I bow. Save me, Jesus, save me now.

Verse 2

Long my heart has sighed for Thee; Long has evil reigned within; Jesus sweetly speaks to me: “I will cleanse you from all sin.”

Chorus

I am trusting, Lord, in Thee. O thou Lamb of Calvary; Humbly at Thy cross I bow. Save me, Jesus, save me now.

Verse 3

Here I give my all to Thee: Friends and time and earthly store; Soul and body Thine to be, Wholly Thine forevermore.

Chorus

I am trusting, Lord, in Thee. O thou Lamb of Calvary; Humbly at Thy cross I bow. Save me, Jesus, save me now.

Verse 4

Jesus comes! He fills my soul! Perfected in Him I am; I am every whit made whole: Glory, glory to the Lamb!

Chorus

I am trusting, Lord, in Thee. O thou Lamb of Calvary; Humbly at Thy cross I bow. Save me, Jesus, save me now.

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