Tag: #AlasDidMySaviorBleed

Greetings, Precious Family:

May the Peace of the Lord be with you.

Family, this evening there is a song that keeps playing in my spirit and my mind. I have always loved traditional hymns because they are the foundation of the worship music we sing today. There is a depth in them—a weight of truth—that still speaks across generations.

The song “At The Cross (Alas, Did My Savior Bleed)” is filling my heart tonight. The lyrics remain just as powerful today as when they were first written by English theologian Isaac Watts in 1707, later joined with the refrain by Ralph E. Hudson in 1885.

Instead of sharing a Scripture passage this evening, I want to offer the lyrics of this hymn. I invite you to sit with them… to truly meditate on the words… and reflect on what the cross means to you personally.

Song Lyrics

Alas! and did my Saviour bleed,
And did my sov’reign die?
Would he devote that sacred Head
For such a worm as I?

Refrain:

At 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.

Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, thine,

And bathed in its own blood,

While all exposed to wrath divine

The glorious suff’rer stood?

Was it for crimes that I had done
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! Grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!

Well might the sun in darkness hide,
And shut his glories in,
When God the mighty Maker died
For man the creature’s sin.

Thus might I hide my blushing face
While his dear cross appears,
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt my eyes to tears.

But drops of grief can ne’er repay
The debt of love I owe;
Here, Lord, I give my self away,
’Tis all that I can do.

Family, the cross is not just a moment in history—it is the place where love made a personal decision for you and for me.

Let Us Pray

Spirit of the Living God, as I sit with the weight of the cross, let it never become common to me. Remind my heart that Your love was not distant—it was personal.

Jesus, You saw me, even then. You carried what I could not carry, and You chose the cross knowing my name. Let that truth quiet every doubt, humble my pride, and draw me closer to You.

Teach me to live in the grace You paid for… not casually, but with reverence and gratitude. And as I walk forward, let my life reflect the love I have received at the cross. I love you, Lord and I lift this prayer to you. Lord, in your mercy, hear my prayer.

And I let it be…And so it is

Amen, Amen, and Amen

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Rev. Marcia Davis

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