Mighty to Save (Tood)

O who is this that cometh
From Edom’s crimson plain,
With wounded side, with garments dyed?
O tell me now thy name.
“I that saw thy soul’s distress,
A ransom gave;
I, that speak in righteousness,
Mighty to save.”

Refrain

Mighty to save, mighty to save,
Mighty to save, Lord I trust Thy wondrous love,
Mighty to save.

O why is Thine apparel
With reeking gore all dyed,
Like them that tread the wine-press red?
O why this bloody tide?
“I the wine-press trod alone,
’Neath darkening skies;
Of the people there was none
Mighty to save.”

Refrain

O, bleeding Lamb, my Savior,
How couldst Thou bear this shame?
“With mercy fraught, Mine own arm brought
Salvation in My Name:
I the bloody fight have won,
Conquered the grave;
Now the year of joy has come,
Mighty to save.”

Refrain

Author: Fanny Crosby

Year: 1885

This hymn is by Fanny Crosby (full name Frances Jane Crosby, later Van Alstyne). It is sometimes titled "Mighty to Save" and carries the parenthetical "Tood" in some older collections, likely referring to the tune name or a code. Alternate attributions are rare; it is consistently credited to her in hymnals from the 1880s onward.