{"id":486,"date":"2009-05-22T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2009-05-22T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devonline.us\/dailyevotional\/archives\/486"},"modified":"2009-05-22T06:00:53","modified_gmt":"2009-05-22T13:00:53","slug":"at-the-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/at-the-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"“AT THE CROSS!”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hebrews 12:2<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”<\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This week’s hymn was written 302 years ago by Isaac Watts. It would be impossible to fully know the number of lives it has touched since he wrote it. One of those lives was the blind hymn writer, Fanny J. Crosby. In the autumn of 1850 revival meetings were being held in the Thirtieth Street Methodist Church in New York City.<\/p>\n

Fanny and some of her friends attended each night and she craved for spiritual joy, but could not find it. On the evening of November 20, 1850, it seemed to her that the light must indeed come then or never. After a prayer was offered, they began to sing this hymn. When they sang “Here Lord, I give myself away,” her soul was flooded with a celestial light. She realized what her problem had been. She realized that she had been trying to hold the world in one hand and the Lord in the other.<\/p>\n

“At The Cross<\/a>“<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Alas! and did my Savior bleed,
\nAnd did my Sovereign die?
\nWould He devote that sacred head,
\nFor sinners such as I?<\/em><\/p>\n

Refrain: At the cross, at the cross
\nwhere I first saw the light,
\nAnd the burden of my heart rolled away,
\nIt was there by faith I received my sight,
\nAnd now I am happy all the day!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, Thine\u2014
\nAnd bathed in its own blood\u2014
\nWhile the firm mark of wrath divine,
\nHis Soul in anguish stood.<\/em><\/p>\n

Refrain:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Was it for crimes that I had done,
\nHe groaned upon the tree?
\nAmazing pity! grace unknown!
\nAnd love beyond degree!<\/em><\/p>\n

Refrain:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Well might the sun in darkness hide,
\nAnd shut his glories in,
\nWhen Christ, the mighty Maker died,
\nFor man the creature’s sin.<\/em><\/p>\n

Refrain:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Thus might I hide my blushing face,
\nWhile His dear cross appears,
\nDissolve my heart in thankfulness,
\nAnd melt my eyes to tears.<\/em><\/p>\n

Refrain:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

But drops of grief can ne’er repay,
\nThe debt of love I owe:
\nHere, Lord, I give myself away,
\n‘Tis all that I can do.<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Refrain:<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Are you like Fanny Crosby\u2014looking for joy to fill your soul? Her answer is our answer\u2014“Here, Lord, I give myself away, ‘Tis all that I can do.”<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

To access At The Cross, this week’s inspirational video from GloryScapes.com, please go to: http:\/\/www.gloryscapes.com\/atthecross<\/a> in your browser or click on the image below.<\/p>\n

\"GloryScapes<\/a><\/p>\n

Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!<\/p>\n

– – – Pastor Cecil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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