I Am Coming To The Cross

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Words: William McDonald, 1870,
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“The hymn was written in 1870 in the city of Brooklyn, New York, while I was pastor in that city. I had felt the need of a hymn to aid seekers of heart purity while at the altar. I had desired something, simple in expression, true to experience and ending in the full­ess of love. The tune composed by Mr. Fischer, with the first two lines of the chorus, I had seen, and was much pleased with their simplicityy. And as I was sitting in my study one day, the line of thought came rushing into my mind, and I began to write, and in a few minutes the hymn was on paper.”
William McDonald, 1870
It was first sung at aNational Camp­meeting, June 22, 1870. The words were first published in The American Bapt­st Praise Book, 1871.
Music: William G. Fischer, 1870
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.
? I am trusting, Lord, in Thee,?Blessed Lamb of Calvary;?Humbly at Thy cross I bow,? Save me, Jesus, save me now.
2. Long my heart has sighed for Thee;?Long has evil dwelt within;?Jesus sweetly speaks to me,?“I will cleanse you from all sin.
3. Here I give my all to Thee—?Friends and time and earthly store,?Soul and body Thine to be—?Wholly Thine forevermore.
1. In the promises I trust;?Now I feel the blood applied;?I am prostrate in the dust;?I with Christ am crucified.
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