9336. The Southern Cross

1 Bearing the Savior’s story
O’er many leagues of flood,
’Neath Afric’s sky of glory,
In midnight prayer I stood,
While other constellations
The Southern Cross outshone,
And said, "Go teach all nations
The cross, that wins the crown."

2 "Take, Lord! oh, my defender!"
The grateful herald prayed,
"My uttermost surrender
Of heart and hand and head!"
"The cross of suffering, wear it,"
Came whispered o’er the sea:
"Fear not, for thou canst bear it:
Christ bore it once for thee."

Text Information
First Line: Bearing the Savior’s story
Title: The Southern Cross
Author: Charles H. A. Dall
Meter: 76.76 D
Language: English
Source: Singers and Songs of the Liberal Faith by Alfred P. Putnam (Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1875)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: FARMER
Composer: John Farmer (1892)
Meter: 76.76 D
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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