ALAS AND DID MY SAVIOUR BLEED AND DIED
MY SOVEREIGN DIE WOULD HE DEVOTE THAT
SACRED HEAD FOR SOMEONE SUCH AS I
AT THE CROSS (X2)

WHERE I FIRST SAW THE LIGHT
AND THE BURDEN OF MY HEART ROLLED AWAY
IT WAS THERE BY FAITH I RECEIVED MY SIGHT
AND NOW I AM HAPPY ALL THE DAY

WAS IT FOR CRIMES THAT I HAVE DONE
HE SUFFERED ON THE TREE
AMAZING PITY GRACE UNKNOWN
AND LOVE BEYOND DEGREE

WELL MIGHT THE SUN IN DARKNESS HIDE
AND SHUT HIS GLORIES IN WHEN CHRIST THE MIGHTY
MAKER DIED FOR MAN THE CREATURE'S SIN

BUT DROPS OF GRIEF CAN NEVER REPAY
THE DEBT OF LOVE I OWE HERE
LORD, I GIVE MYSELF AWAY
'TIS ALL THAT I CAN DO

Cross

Definition:
A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or with the horizontal piece below the upper end of the upright, or as an X. It was anciently used in the execution of criminals.