The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16726

16726. Ashamed of Christ! My Soul, Disdain

1. Ashamed of Christ! my soul, dis­dain
The mean, un­gen­er­ous thought:
Shall I dis­own that Friend, whose blood
To man sal­vation brought?

2. With hap­py news of love and peace
From Heav’n to earth He came:
For us en­dured the pain­ful cross,
For us des­pised the shame.

3. At His com­mand, we must take up
Our cross with­out de­lay:
Our lives—and thou­sands more like ours
His love can ne’er re­pay.

4. Each faith­ful suffer­er Jesus views
With in­fin­ite delight;
Their lives to Him are dear; their deaths
Are pre­cious in His sight.

5. To bear His name, His cross en­dure,
Our high­est hon­or this!
Who nob­ly suf­fers now for Him,
Shall reign with Him in bliss.

6. But should we in the ev­il day
From our pro­fess­ion fly,
Jesus, our Judge, be­fore the world,
The traitor will de­ny.

Text Information

• First Line: Ashamed of Christ! my soul, disdain
• Title: Ashamed of Christ! My Soul, Disdain
• Author: John Needham (1787)
• Meter: CM
• Source: Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors, Intended to Be an Appendix to Dr. Watts' Psalm and Hymns, by John Rippon, 1787
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: AZMON
• Composer: Carl G. Gläser (1828)
• Arranger: Lowell MAson (1839)
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: Arrangement in The Modern Psalmist (Boston, Massachusetts: John H. Wilkins & Richard B. Carter, 1839)