Give me a sight, O Saviour

Give me a sight, O Saviour,
of Your wondrous love to me,
of the love that brought You down to earth,
to die on Calvary.

O make me understand it.
help me to take it in,
what it meant to You, the Holy One,
to bear away my sin.

Was it the nails, O Saviour,
that bound You to the tree?
No, 'twas Your everlasting love,
Your love for me, for me.

O wonder of all wonders,
that through Your death for me
my open sins, my secret sins,
can all forgiven be!

Then melt my heart, O Saviour,
bend me, yes, break me down,
until I own You conqueror,
and Lord and Sovereign crown.

Katharine Agnes May Kelly, 1868 - 1942