I GAZE UPON THE WONDEROUS CROSS [LYRICS] - EBELE LIGHT

I gaze upon the wondrous cross  
An open arc for me  
Behold the bloody lamb of God!  
Behold your penalty!

Oh, what love so divine!  
That a man would give His life  
For an awful enemy  
For a crook who loves his sin

Hopeless sinner, contemplate  
The holy wrath that was your fate  
When heaven spoke mercy on your miserable estate

I gaze upon my saviour’s side  
A scarlet bath for me  
Behold the fort in eventide  
Behold a ransomed thief!

Oh, what faith so divine  
Oh what quickening of the heart  
To believe the prophecy  
To lay idols at His feet

Oh, delivered saint, recall  
That heaven has given you it’s all  
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not charge wrong

I have upon the empty tomb  
The stone is rolled away  
The Man you’re seeking is not here  
He’s risen as He said

Oh, what hope so divine!  
That our Jesus is alive  
Oh what confidence we have  
That the dead in Him will rise

Oh, grave, where is your sting?  
Tell me, death, your victory?  
The future is joy, peace and immortality  
We will be one with God, for all eternity