Christ in Song 78
Coming to the Cross
Words: Wm. McDonaldMusic: Wm. G. Fischer
1I'm coming to the cross; I'm poor and weak and blind;
I'm counting all but dross; I shall full salvation find.
RefrainI'm trusting, Lord, in Thee, blessed Lord of Calvary;
Humbly at Thy cross I bow, Save me, Je - sus, save me now.
2I'm trusting in the Lord, I'm trusting in His word;
I'm trusting in the blood; I'm leaning on the Lord.
3I'm coming to the cross, I'm counting all but dross;
I'm trusting in the Lord, I'm blessed Lord of the cross.
- Words
- Wm. McDonald
- Music
- Wm. G. Fischer
The verse
- Meter
- 12.13
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 49% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AA
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Verse 1
I'm coming to the cross; I'm poor and weak and blind;//˘˘˘///˘/˘/12A
I'm counting all but dross; I shall full salvation find.//˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/13A
Verse 2
I'm trusting in the Lord, I'm trusting in His word;//˘˘˘///˘˘˘/12A
I'm trusting in the blood; I'm leaning on the Lord.//˘˘˘///˘˘˘/12B
Verse 3
I'm coming to the cross, I'm counting all but dross;//˘˘˘///˘/˘/12A
I'm trusting in the Lord, I'm blessed Lord of the cross.//˘˘˘////˘˘/12A
Refrain
I'm trusting, Lord, in Thee, blessed Lord of Calvary;//˘/˘///˘/˘˘12A
Humbly at Thy cross I bow, Save me, Je - sus, save me now./˘˘//˘//˘/˘/˘/14B
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.