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.

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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 none other

had sinned, but I alone,

Yet still, Thy blood, O Jesus,

Thine only, must atone.

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3. 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.

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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.

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5. 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.