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SDA Hymnal 163

At the Cross

Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]4/4

1Alas, and did my Savior bleed? And did my Sovereign die?
Would He devote that sacred head For someone such as I?

RefrainAt the cross, at the cross 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!

2Was it for crimes that I have done, He suffered on the tree?
Amazing pity! grace unknown! And love beyond degree!

3But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe:
Here, Lord, I give myself away, 'Tis all that I can do!

Words: [unclear]
Music: [unclear]
Tune: [unclear]
Meter: 4/4

The verse

Meter: 14.14
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 72% of beats fit
Rhyme: AA

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Verse 1

Alas, and did my Savior bleed? And did my Sovereign die?˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/14A

Would He devote that sacred head For someone such as I?˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘///˘˘14A

Verse 2

Was it for crimes that I have done, He suffered on the tree?˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/14A

Amazing pity! grace unknown! And love beyond degree!˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A

Verse 3

But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe:˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A

Here, Lord, I give myself away, 'Tis all that I can do!//˘///˘///˘˘˘˘14B

Refrain

At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light,˘˘/˘˘//˘//˘/12A

And the burden of my heart rolled away,˘˘/˘˘˘//˘/10B

It was there by faith I received my sight,˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/10A

And now I am happy all the day!˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9B

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.