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SDA Hymnal 307

I Am Coming to the Cross

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1I am coming to the cross;
I am poor, and weak, and blind;
I am counting all but dross;
I shall full salvation find.

RefrainI am trusting, Lord, in Thee,
O Thou Lamb of Calvary;
Humbly at Thy cross I bow,
Save me, Jesus, save me now.

2Long my heart has sighed for Thee;
Long has evil reigned within;
Jesus sweetly speaks to me,
"I will cleanse you from all sin."

3Here I give my all to Thee;
Friends, and time, and earthly store;
Soul and body Thine to be,
Wholly Thine forevermore.

4Jesus comes! He fills my soul!
Perfected in Him I am;
I am every whit made whole;
Glory, glory to the Lamb!

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The verse

Meter: 7.7.7.7
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 70% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAB

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Verse 1

I am coming to the cross;˘˘/˘˘˘/7A

I am poor, and weak, and blind;˘˘/˘/˘/7B

I am counting all but dross;˘˘/˘/˘/7A

I shall full salvation find.˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 2

Long my heart has sighed for Thee;/˘/˘/˘/7A

Long has evil reigned within;/˘/˘/˘/7B

Jesus sweetly speaks to me,/˘/˘/˘˘7A

"I will cleanse you from all sin."˘˘/˘˘//7B

Verse 3

Here I give my all to Thee;/˘/˘/˘/7A

Friends, and time, and earthly store;/˘/˘/˘/7B

Soul and body Thine to be,/˘/˘/˘˘7A

Wholly Thine forevermore./˘/????7C

Verse 4

Jesus comes! He fills my soul!/˘/˘/˘/7A

Perfected in Him I am;˘/˘˘˘˘˘7B

I am every whit made whole;˘˘/˘˘///8A

Glory, glory to the Lamb!/˘/˘˘˘/7B

Refrain

I am trusting, Lord, in Thee,˘˘/˘/˘/7A

O Thou Lamb of Calvary;˘//˘/˘˘7B

Humbly at Thy cross I bow,/˘˘//˘/7C

Save me, Jesus, save me now./˘/˘/˘/7C

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.