Looking at the Cross

John Newton • English

Primary Scripture: Isaiah 1:16

Verse 1

In evil long I took delight, Unawed by shame or fear, Till a new object met my sight, And stopp’d my wild career.

Chorus

Oh, the Lamb, the bleeding Lamb, The Lamb on Calvary, The Lamb that was slain and liveth again To intercede for me.

Verse 2

I saw One hanging on a tree In agonies and blood, Who fixed His languid eyes on me, As near the cross I stood.

Chorus

Oh, the Lamb, the bleeding Lamb, The Lamb on Calvary, The Lamb that was slain and liveth again To intercede for me.

Verse 3

Sure never till my latest breath Can I forget that look, It seem’d to charge me with His death, Tho’ not a word He spoke.

Chorus

Oh, the Lamb, the bleeding Lamb, The Lamb on Calvary, The Lamb that was slain and liveth again To intercede for me.

Verse 4

My conscience felt and owned my guilt, And plung’d me in despair, I saw my sins His blood had spilt, And helped to nail Him there.

Chorus

Oh, the Lamb, the bleeding Lamb, The Lamb on Calvary, The Lamb that was slain and liveth again To intercede for me.

Verse 5

A second look He gave, which said, “I freely all forgive, This blood is for thy ransom paid, I die, that thou may’st live.”

Chorus

Oh, the Lamb, the bleeding Lamb, The Lamb on Calvary, The Lamb that was slain and liveth again To intercede for me.

Verse 6

Thus, while His death my sins displays In all its blackest hue, Such is the mystery of grace, It seals my pardon too.

Chorus

Oh, the Lamb, the bleeding Lamb, The Lamb on Calvary, The Lamb that was slain and liveth again To intercede for me.

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