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| | "Take Up Your Cross," the Savior Said | "Take up your cross," the Savior said | | | | English | Charles W. Everest | "Take up your cross," the Savior said, ... | 8.8.8.8 | Matthew 16:24This hymn directly echoes Jesus's call in Matthew 16:24 to deny oneself, take up the cross, and follow Him as a disciple. | | | The Christian Life Tribulation and Suffering; Christian Service; Crown of Life; Self-Denial | | QUEBEC |    | | | 1 | 1 | | 312 | 1 | 10635 | 41 |
| | Onward, Christian Soldiers | Onward, Christian soldiers | Onward, Christian soldiers | | | English | Sabine Baring-Gould | Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as ... | 6.5.6.5 D with refrain | Matthew 16:18This hymn echoes Jesus's promise in Matthew 16:18 that He will build His church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. | | | Cross of Christ; Reformation; Warfare, Spiritual; Songs for Children Hymns; Church and Mission; Church; Cross of Christ; Kingdom; Missions; Reformation; Warfare, Spiritual | | ST. GERTRUDE |     | | | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 3778 | 22 |
| | Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken | Jesus, I my cross have taken, All to leave and follow Thee | | | | English | Henry Francis Lyte | | 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7 | Matthew 16:24-26This hymn embodies Jesus's call in Matthew 16:24 to deny oneself, take up one's cross, and follow Him. | | | Activity | | | | | | | | | 1380 | 1 | 43133 | 17 |
| | The Church's One Foundation | The Church's one foundation | | | | English | Samuel J. Stone | The Church’s one foundation is Jesus ... | 7.6.7.6 D | Matthew 16:18This hymn reflects Matthew 16:18 where Jesus declares He will build His church upon the rock, establishing Christ as the church's foundation. | | | Church Fellowship; Church Fellowship; Church Heritage; Church Nature; Church Unity; Church Final Victory; Eternal Life; Jesus Christ Bridegroom | | AURELIA |     | 222677 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 962 | 1 | 17308 | 16 |
| | Built on the Rock | Built on the Rock, the church shall stand | | | | English | Nikolai F. S. Grundtvig; Carl Döving | Built on the Rock, the church shall ... | 8.8.8.8.8.8.8 | Matthew 16:18This hymn directly references Matthew 16:18 where Jesus declares He will build His church upon the rock, promising it will endure forever. | | | Anniversaries; Love God's Love to Us; Church and Mission; Anniversaries; Assurance; Church; Heritage; Love God's Love to Us | | KIRKEN |    | | | | 1 | | 80 | 0 | 3708 | 15 |
| | Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken | Glorious things of thee are spoken | | | | English | John Newton | Glorious things of thee are spoken, ... | 8.7.8.7 D | Matthew 16:18This hymn echoes Matthew 16:18 where Jesus declares Peter as the rock upon which He will build His church. | | | Church Nature; Jesus Christ Foundation; Pilgrimage | | AUSTRIAN HYMN |     | 222679 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1392 | 1 | 17334 | 10 |
| | Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone? | Must Jesus bear the cross alone | | | | English | Thomas Shepherd | Must Jesus bear the cross alone, and ... | 8.6.8.6 | Matthew 16:24This hymn echoes Jesus's call in Matthew 16:24 to take up one's cross and follow Him in discipleship. | | | Cross of Believers; Crowns; Christian Service | | MAITLAND |    | | | 1 | 1 | | 1403 | 0 | 17178 | 9 |
| | New every morning is the love | New every morning is the love | | | | English | John Keble | | 8.8.8.8 | Matthew 16:13This hymn connects to Matthew 16's call to daily self-denial and cross-bearing through its emphasis on consecrating each day's "trivial round" to God's service. | | | Morning Hymns | | | | | | | | | 389 | 1 | 23800 | 9 |
| | Where He Leads Me | I can hear my Savior calling | | | | English | E. W. Blandy | I can hear my Savior calling, I can ... | | Matthew 16:24This hymn directly echoes Jesus's call in Matthew 16:24 to "take up thy cross and follow me. | | | Cross of Believer; Cross of Believer | | [I can hear my Savior calling] |   | | | 1 | 1 | | 983 | 0 | 962299 | 8 |
| | I Have Decided to Follow Jesus | I have decided to follow Jesus | | | | English | Anonymous | I have decided to follow Jesus, I have ... | Irregular | Matthew 16:24This hymn echoes Jesus's call in Matthew 16:24 to deny oneself, take up the cross, and follow Him with unwavering commitment. | | | Choruses, Refrains; Commitment; Following God/Christ; Invitation To Salvation; Resolve | | ASSAM |    | 222657 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 108 | 1 | 16899 | 7 |
| | O Where Are Kings and Empires Now? | O where are kings and empires now | | | | English | A. Cleveland Coxe | | 8.6.8.6 | Matthew 16:18This hymn reflects Matthew 16:18's promise that Christ will build His church as an unshakable foundation that endures forever. | | | Church Militant and Triumphant | | | | | | | | | 316 | 1 | 28350 | 6 |
| | Will You Come and Follow Me | [Will You Come and Follow Me] | | | | English | | | | Matthew 16:28This hymn echoes Jesus's call to discipleship in Matthew 16, inviting believers to follow Christ and take up their cross. | Wonder Love and Praise: Supplement to Hymnal 1982 (Church Publishing Incorporated, 1997) | | | | |  | | | 1 | | | 42 | 0 | 7384 | 6 |
| | Praise to the Holiest in the height | Praise to the Holiest in the height | | | | English | John Henry Newman | | 8.6.8.6 | Matthew 16:24This hymn connects to Matthew 16 through Christ's victory over sin and death, echoing Peter's confession of Jesus as the Messiah who came to rescue humanity. | | | | | |  | | | 1 | | | 184 | 1 | 25778 | 5 |
| | Mir nach, spricht Christus, unser Held | Mir nach, spricht Christus, unser Held | | | | German | Angelus Silesius | | | Matthew 16:24-25This hymn directly echoes Matthew 16:24's call to deny oneself, take up one's cross, and follow Christ. | | | | | | | | | | | | 156 | 1 | 171454 | 5 |
| | Lift High the Cross | Come, Christians, follow where our Savior led | Lift high the cross, the love of Chirst proclaim | | | English | George William Kitchin; Michael R. Newbolt | Lift high the cross, the love of ... | 10.10 with refrain | Matthew 16:24This hymn echoes Jesus's call in Matthew 16:24 to take up the cross and follow Him in discipleship. | | | Show Being the Church in the World; Vocal Options Descants; Songs with Signing or Motions | | CRUCIFER |   | | | 1 | 1 | | 104 | 0 | 18449 | 5 |
| | Thou art the Christ, O Lord | Thou art the Christ, O Lord | | | | English | William Walsham How | "Thou art the Christ, O Lord, The Son ... | 6.6.6.6.8.8 | Matthew 16:13-28This hymn directly references Peter's confession of Jesus as the Christ in Matthew 16:16 and his role as the church's foundation. | | | | | |  | | | | | | 22 | 1 | 232698 | 5 |
| | Holy Fortitude | Am I a soldier of the cross | | | | English | Isaac Watts | | 8.6.8.6 | Matthew 16:18This hymn reflects Matthew 16's call to take up one's cross and follow Christ despite suffering and sacrifice. | | | Warfare, Spiritual; Warfare, Christian | Year B, Epiphany season, Epiphany of the Lord; Year B, Ordinary Time, Proper 9 (14) | |  | | | 1 | | | 2189 | 1 | 28413 | 4 |
| | I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord | I love Thy kingdom, Lord | | | | English | Timothy Dwight | | 6.6.8.6 | Matthew 16:15-19This hymn celebrates Christ's church, which Matthew 16 describes Jesus founding upon Peter's confession and promising to sustain against all opposition. | | | Church Fellowship and Unity; Church Militant & Trumphant; Church Her Fellowship and Unity; Fellowship with Men | | |  | | | 1 | | | 1478 | 1 | 137821 | 4 |
| | O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go | O Love that wilt not let me go | | | | English | George Matheson | | 8.8.8.8.6 | Matthew 16:24-26This hymn reflects Matthew 16's call to self-denial and surrender, giving back one's life to Christ in total commitment. | | | Devotional; Fellowship with God; Inner Life; Love God's Love | Year B, Lent, First Sunday; Year A, Ordinary Time, Proper 13 (18) | |  | 221552 | | 1 | | | 780 | 1 | 186629 | 4 |
| | I Surrender All | All to Jesus I surrender | I surrender all, I surrender all | | | English | Judson W. Van DeVenter | All to Jesus I surrender, All to Him I ... | 8.7.8.7 with refrain | Matthew 16:24-28This hymn echoes Jesus's call in Matthew 16:24 to deny oneself, take up the cross, and follow Him through complete surrender. | | | Comforter; Duets; Whitsunday; liturgical Confession Songs | | |   | | | 1 | | | 431 | 1 | 63715 | 4 |