Contemplate the Cross

My Lord was nailed unto a tree

Upon the cross of Calvary

There upon the cross He became Sin 

And we become the righteousness of God IN Him

So for the joy that was before Him set

He despised the shame and paid the debt

Then from the grave He arose God be praised

By the Father Son and Spirit  He was raised

No end of wonder  I’ll fall on my face

There in the weight of glory and God’s grace

No end of wonder that He took my place

There in the weight of glory and God’s grace

Bridge

Oh perfect propitiation

Oh exquisite expiation

Our Sin was taken away

When mercy flowed from the cross that day

And if Christ was not forsaken there, we cannot be saved

For on that cross our sin was taken with Him to the grave

And praise the Lord He left it there when He rose again

The death of death has set us free from the rule of Sin

Though other truths I’ll fully apprehend

The cross of Christ I will never comprehend

The more I ponder, the more the mystery

I will contemplate the cross for eternity 

No end of wonder  I’ll fall on my face

There in the weight of glory and God’s grace

No end of wonder that He took my place

There in the weight of glory and God’s grace

Hebrews 2:14, 12:2; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 

1 John 2:2; Romans 3:25, 5:9,  6:23

June 24, 2025

Anthony Foster