1076--O teach me what it meaneth:

O teach me what it meaneth:

1076

	1.	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.
	2.	O teach me what it meaneth:
		That sacred crimson tide,
		The blood and water flowing
		>From Thine own wounded side.
		Teach me that if non other
		Had sinned but only I,
		Yet still, O blessed Savior,
		Thou on the cross must die.
	3.	O teach me what it meaneth:
		Thy love beyond compare,
		The love that reacheth deeper
		Than depth 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.
	4.	O teach me what it meaneth,
		For I am full of sin;
		And grace alone can reach me,
		And love alone can win.
		O teach me, for I need Thee,
		I have no hope beside,
		The chief of all the sinners
		For whom the Savior died.
	5.	O teach me what it meaneth:
		The rest which Thou dost give
		To all the heavy-laden
		Who look to Thee and live.
		Because I am a rebel
		Thy pardon I receive:
		Because Thou dost command me,
		I can, I do believe.
	6.	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.