I saw One hanging on a tree!''

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by John Newton 

In evil long I took delight,
Unawed by shame or fear,
Till a new object struck my sight,
And stopped my wild career. 

I saw One hanging on a tree,
In agonies and blood;
He fixed His languid eyes on me,
As near His cross I stood. 

Sure never till my last breath,
Shall I forget that look!
It seemed to charge me with His death,
Though not a word He spoke. 

A second look He gave, which said,
"I freely all forgive;
This blood is for your ransom paid;
I die that you may live." 

Thus while His death my sin displays
In all its blackest hue,
Such is the mystery of grace,
It seals my pardon too!