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"Songs by the Way"
The Poetical Writings of the Right Rev. George Washington Doane, D.D., LL.D.

Arranged and Edited by His Son, William Croswell Doane

New York: D. Appleton, 1860.

THE CROSS;
FRAMED IN THE DOOR WHICH FRONTED MY SICK BED.
IN HOC SIGNO.

WRITTEN WITH MY CROSWELL'S PENCIL.

THAT blessed Cross--I bend mine eyes,
On its atoning sacrifice;
And find forgiveness, from my God,
In its divine, redeeming, blood.

That blessed Cross--I tear my heart,
To make it, of myself a part;
And gain no shelter, from my sin,
Till Christ be crucified, within.

That blessed Cross--I bow my life,
To bear its pain, its load, its strife;
The way that leads me to my God,
The bleeding path my Saviour trod.

That blessed Cross, that blessed Cross,
Welcome, its wounds, its shame, its loss,
My hope, my help, my victory--
My Maker bore that Cross, for me!

NEWARK, October 24, 1852.

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