85*. The Cross! the Cross, Oh, That's Our Gain

L.M.
by C. Taylor, 1742
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The cross! the cross, oh, that’s our gain,
 
Because on that the Lamb was slain:
 
’Twas there the Lord was crucified,
 
’Twas there for us the Savior died.
“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” (Galatians 6:14)
“The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.” (Acts 5:30)
“And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.” (Mark 15:25)
“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures.” (1 Corinthians 15:3)
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What wondrous cause could move Thy heart
 
To take on Thee our curse and smart,
 
Well knowing we should ever be
 
So cold, so negligent of Thee?
“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.” (Galatians 3:13)
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The cause was love — we sink with shame
 
Before our blessèd Jesus’ name,
 
That He should bleed and suffer thus,
 
Because He loved and pitied us.
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it.” (Ephesians 5:25)
“From that time forth began Jesus to show unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.” (Matthew 16:21)
“In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.” (Isaiah 63:9)
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