I Love the Cross

In My Heart

In my heart there is a treason

One that poisons all my love

Take my heart and consecrate it

Wash it in Your cleansing blood

Tie me to the Rock unchanging

Tie me to His wondrous Cross

I'll fix my eyes upon the Savior

All other things I count as loss

Tie me to the Rock unchanging

And His great redeeming love

King of Grace; copyright 2000 Sovereign Grace Worship (ASCAP)

Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed

Alas and did my Savior bleed - And did my Sovereign die - Would He devote that sacred head - For such a worm as I - Was it for sins that I had done - He groaned upon the tree - Amazing pity, grace unknown - And love beyond degree

My God why would

You shed Your blood

So pure and undefiled

To make a sinful one like me

Your chosen precious child

Well might the sun in darkness hide - And shut His glories in - When Christ the mighty Maker died - For man the creature's sin - Thus might I hide my blushing face - While His dear Cross appears - Dissolve my heart in thankfulness - And melt my eyes to tears

Love Beyond Degree; copyright 1997 Sovereign Grace Praise (BMI)

I Love the Cross

All my sins forgiven

Far removed as east from west

Cast into the depths of the ocean

Of grace and redeeming love

I love the place where my Savior died - I love the place where I was justified - I love the place - Where Your blood flowed down - To give me life - I love the Cross...The Cross of Christ

All my guilt atoned for

Every debt is paid in full

Though my sins were scarlet

Now I'm clean as a fresh fallen snow

Everlasting; copyright 1999 Sovereign Grace Praise (BMI)

photo: Agape farm, Mt. Union, PA 2009