The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3185

3185. I Will Trade the Old Cross for a Crown

1. I shall not bear the cross thro’ yon city
When the burdens of life are laid down.
When I knock on the portals of Heaven
I will trade the old cross for a crown.

Refrain
Yes, I’ll trade the old cross for a crown,
When the burdens of life are laid down.
When the pearl gates for me shall swing open,
I will trade the old cross for a crown.

2. Tho’ the cross oftentimes has been heavy,
And oft fortune on me seems to frown,
But how happy I’ll be over yonder
When I trade the old cross for a crown. [Refrain]

3. Oft, my bark has been tossed on life’s billows,
And each wave tries my vessel to drown.
But no storm cloud can harm me forever
When I trade the old cross for a crown. [Refrain]

4. Ev’ry cross that I bear for my Savior
Will at last, when He calls, be laid down,
And my sorrows will all be forgotten
When I trade the old cross for a crown. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I shall not bear the cross thro' yon city
• Title: I Will Trade the Old Cross for a Crown
• Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1915)
• Refrain First Line: Yes, I'll trade the old cross for a crown
• Language: English
• Source: Calvary Hymns, edited by R. H. Cornelius (Fort Worth, Texas: 1915)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [I shall not bear the cross thro' yon city]
• Composer: John Melvin Henson
• Incipit: 12333 32321 17661
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain