Baptist Hymnal 1991 ‎#471

471. Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken

1. Jesus, I my cross have taken,
All to leave, and follow Thee;
Destitute, despised, forsaken,
Thou, from hence, my all shall be;
Perish ev'ry fond ambition,
All I've sought or hoped or known;
Yet how rich is my condition:
God and heav'n are still my own!

2. Let the world despise and leave me,
They have left my Savior, too;
Human hearts and looks deceive me,
Thou art not, like man, untrue;
And, while Thou shalt smile upon me,
God of wisdom, love, and might,
Foes may hate, and friends may shun me:
Show Thy face, and all is bright.

3. Haste thee on from grace to glory,
Armed by faith, and winged by prayer;
Heav'n's eternal days before thee,
God's own hand shall guide thee there;
Soon shall close thy earthly mission,
Swift shall pass thy pilgrim days;
Hope shall change to glad fruition,
Faith to sight, and prayer to praise.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, I my cross have taken
• Title: Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
• Author: Henry F. Lyte
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1991
• Scripture:
  Luke 9:23

Tune Information

• Name: ELLESDIE
• Composer (attributed to): Wolfgang Mozart
• Arranger: Hubert P. Main
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Key: G Major
• Source: Leavitt's The Christian Lyre, 1831