The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11251

11251. The Shadow Of The Cross

1 Oppressed with noon-day’s scorching heat,
To yonder cross I flee;
Beneath its shelter take my seat;
No shade like this for me!

2 Beneath that cross clear waters burst,
A fountain sparkling free;
And there I quench my desert thirst;
No spring like this for me!

3 A stranger here, I pitch my tent
Beneath this spreading tree;
Here shall my pilgrim life be spent;
No home like this for me!

4 For burdened ones a resting place,
Beside that cross I see;
Here I cast off my weariness;
No rest like this for me!

Text Information

• First Line: Oppressed with noon-day’s scorching heat
• Title: The Shadow Of The Cross
• Author: Horatius Bonar
• Meter: DM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns of Faith and Hope (London: James Nisbet, 1857)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: BUCKLEY
• Composer: Silas Jonas Vail
• Meter: CM
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain