Celebrating Grace Hymnal ‎#184

184. Beneath the Cross of Jesus

1 Beneath the cross of Jesus
I humbly take my stand,
the shadow of a mighty rock
within a weary land;
a home within the wilderness,
a rest upon the way,
from the burning of the noontide heat,
and the burden of the day.

2 Upon that cross of Jesus
my eye at times can see
the very dying form of One
who suffered there for me;
and from my smitten heart with tears
two wonders I confess,
the wonders of His glorious love
and my unworthiness.

3 I take, O Cross, thy shadow
for my abiding place;
I ask no other sunshine than
the sunshine of His face;
content to let the world go by,
to know no gain or loss,
my sinful self my only shame,
my glory all the cross.

Text Information

• First Line: Beneath the cross of Jesus
• Title: Beneath the Cross of Jesus
• Author: Elizabeth C. Clephane (1868)
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Topic: God the Son: Lent; Jesus Christ-Cross

Tune Information

• Name: ST. CHRISTOPHER
• Composer: Frederick C. Maker (1881)
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: D♭ Major