O, teach me what it meaneth
That cross uplifted high,
With One, the Man of Sorrows,
Condemned to bleed and die.
O, teach me what it cost Thee
To make a sinner whole;
And teach me, Savior, teach me
The value of a soul.
O, teach me what it meaneth
That sacred crimson tide,
The blood and water flowing
From Thine own wounded side.
Teach me that if none other
Had sinned, but I alone,
Yet still Thy blood, O Jesus,
Thine only, must atone.
O, teach me what it meaneth
Thy love beyond compare,
The love that reacheth deeper
Than depths of self-despair.
Yea, teach me, till there gloweth
In this cold heart of mine
Some feeble, pale reflection
Of that pure love of Thine!
O, Infinite Redeemer,
I bring no other plea;
Because Thou dost invite me,
I cast myself on Thee!
Because Thou dost accept me,
I love and I adore!
Because Thy love constraineth,
I’ll praise Thee evermore!