Peter Honfor

Verse 1 By the Cross of Jesus standing Love our straitened souls ex- panding, Taste we now the peace and[grace! Health from yonder Tree is flowing, Heav’nly light is on it glowing, From the blessed Suff’rer’s face. Verse 2 Here is pardon’s pledge and token, Guilt’s strong chain for ever broken, Righteous peace securely made; […]

Verse 1 Beneath the cross of Jesus  I fain would take my stand- The shadow of the mighty Rock, Within a weary land; A home within the wilderness, A rest upon the way, From the burning of the noontide[heat. And the burden of the day, Verse 2 O safe and happy shelter, O refuge tried

Verse 1 O Love divine! what hast Thou done? Th’ immortal God hath died for[me! The Father’s co-eternal Son  Bore all my sins upon the tree; The immortal God for me hath died; My Lord, my love, is crucified. Verse 2 Behold Him, all ye that pass by, The bleeding Prince of life and peace!

Verse 1 Give me a sight , O Saviour,  Of Thy wondrous love to me; Of the love that brought Thee down [to earth, To die on Calvary,     Oh, make me understand it, Help me to take it in; What it meant to Thee, the Holy One, To bear away my sin.  

Verse 1 We sing the praise of Him who died, Of him who died upon the cross; The sinner’s hope let men deride, For this we we count the world but loss. Verse 2 Inscribed upon the cross we see In shinning letters, ” God is love”  He bears our sins upon the tree, He

Verse 1 “Man of sorrow,” what a name For the son of God who came Ruin’d sinners to reclaim! Hallelujah! what a Saviour! Verse 2 Bearing shame and scoffing rude, In my place condemned He stood; Sealed my pardon with His blood: Hallelujah! what a Saviour! Verse 3 Guilty, vile and helpless, we,  Spotless Lamb

Verse 1 Not all the blood of beasts, On jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience[peace, Or wash away the stain Verse 2 But Christ the heavenly Lamb, Takes all our sins away; A sacrifice of nobler name And richer blood than they. Verse 3 My faith would lay her hand On that dear

Verse 1 There is a green hill far away, Without a city wall, Where the dear Lord was cruci-[fied, Who died to save us all. Verse 2 We may not know, we cannot tell What pains He had to bear; But we believe it was for us He hung and suffered there. Verse 3 He

Verse 1 “T’is finished! the messiah dies: Cut off for sins, but not His [own; Accomplished is the sacrifice,   The great redeeming work is done.     Verse 2 Tis finished! all the debt is paid; Justice divine is satisfied; The grand and full atonement  God for a guilty world hath died.     Verse

Verse 1 Extended on a cursed tree, Besmear’d with dust, and sweat, and blood, See there, the King of Glory see! Sinks and expires the Son of God. Verse 2 Who, who, my Saviour, this hath  done? Who could Thy sacred body[wound? No guilt Thy spotless heart hath known, No guile hath in Thy lips