The Cross Of My Redeemer

"When Jesus had received the sour wine, 

He said, "It is finished!"

And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit."

John 19:30

On Calvary's distant mountain

The cross of faith I see,

Where once the Lord of glory

Was crucified for me.

The cross of my Redeemer,

O may I still defend,

And through the grace He giveth

Be faithful to the end.

As on that cross extended

He suffered, bled, and died,

To sinful thoughts and pleasures

May I be crucified.

The cross of my Redeemer,

O may I still defend,

And through the grace He giveth

Be faithful to the end.

He bore that cross with patience

Through sorrow, dark and sin,

He bids me now, believing,

Take up my cross for Him.

The cross of my Redeemer,

O may I still defend,

And through the grace He giveth

Be faithful to the end.

Had I no foes to conquer

No cross on earth to bear,

A victor's crown of triumph

I could not hope to wear.

The cross of my Redeemer,

O may I still defend,

And through the grace He giveth

Be faithful to the end.

"For I know that my Redeemer 

 and Vindicator lives, and at last

 He, the Last One,

will stand upon the earth."

Job 19:25

"The Cross Of My Redeemer"

Fanny Crosby

(1820-1915)

American Christian poetess

and hymn writer