On a de­sert wild and lone­ly,
Where no hope I dared to claim,
I was trou­bled, sad and lone­ly,
When the Bur­den Bear­er came.

Refrain

Christ the Bur­den Bear­er came,
Hallelujah to His name!
All my sins He rolled away,
Now re­joic­ing ev­ery day,
I am trust­ing in the Sav­ior’s pre­cious love.

On a de­sert wild and lone­ly,
How He gent­ly said to me,
I have pur­chased thy sal­va­tion,
I have borne the cross for thee.

Refrain

Praise to Him whose grace re­deemed me,
From the death that ne­ver dies;
I shall tell the bless­èd sto­ry,
When I meet Him in the skies.

Refrain