O Jesus, sweet the tears I shed

Verse 1

O Jesus, sweet the tears I shed, While at thy cross I kneel, Gaze on thy wounded, fainting head, And all thy sorrows feel.

Verse 2

My heart dissolves to see thee bleed, This heart so hard before; I hear thee for the guilty plead, And grief o'erflows the more.

Verse 3

I know this cleansing blood of thine Was shed, dear Lord, for me: For me, for all, oh, grace divine! Who look by faith on thee.

Verse 4

O Christ of God, O spotless Lamb, By love my soul is drawn; Henceforth, for ever, thine I am; Here life and peace are born.

Verse 5

In patient hope, the cross I'll bear, Thine arm shall be my stay; And thou, enthroned, my soul shalt spare, On thy great judgment-day.