The Crowning Day : For use in Sunday Schools and Gospel Meetings 32. Jesus, I my cross have taken

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The Crowning Day ‎#32

Text:	Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
Tune:	[Jesus, I my cross have taken]
Composer:	J. H. Ruebush

1 Jesus, I my cross have taken,
All to leave and follow Thee,
Naked, poor, despised, forsaken,
Thou from hence my all shall be.

Refrain:
Perish ev’ry fond ambition,
All I’ve sought and hoped and known;
Yet how rich is my condition,
God and heav’n are still my own.

2 Let the world despise, forsake me;
They have left my Saviour, too;
Human hearts and looks deceive me;
Thou art not like man, untrue. [Refrain]

3 Go, then, earthly fame and treasure;
Come, disaster, scorn, and pain;
In Thy service pain is pleasure;
With Thy favor loss is gain. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line:	Jesus, I my cross have taken
Title:	Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
Refrain First Line:	Perish ev'ry found ambition
Publication Date:	1894
Scripture:	Colossians 1:20
Notes:	Public Domain.