Stretched on the Cross, the Savior Dies

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Lyrics from A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1841

Hymn 185
L.M.
1. Stretched on the cross, the Savior dies;
Hark!—his expiring groans arise!
See, from his hands—his feet—his side,
Descends the sacred—crimson tide!

2. And didst thou bleed—for sinners bleed?
And could the sun behold the deed?
No—he withdrew his cheering ray,
And darkness veiled the mourning day.

3. Can I survey this scene of wo,
Where mingling grief and mercy flow,
And yet my heart so hard remain,
As not to move with love or pain?

4. Come—dearest Lord, thy grace impart,
To warm this cold, this stupid heart,
'Till all its pow'rs and passions move
In melting grief, and ardent love.