The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4389

4389. Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone?

1. Must Jesus bear the cross alone,
And all the world go free?
No, there’s a cross for everyone,
And there’s a cross for me.

2. How happy are the saints above,
Who once went sorrowing here!
But now they taste unmingled love,
And joy without a tear.

3. The consecrated cross I’ll bear
Till death shall set me free;
And then go home my crown to wear,
For there’s a crown for me.

4. Upon the crystal pavement down
At Jesus’ piercèd feet,
Joyful I’ll cast my golden crown
And His dear name repeat.

5. O precious cross! O glorious crown!
O resurrection day!
When Christ the Lord from Heav’n comes down
And bears my soul away.

Text Information

• First Line: Must Jesus bear the cross alone
• Title: Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone?
• Author (st. 1): Thomas Shepherd (1693, alt.)
• Author (st. 3): George N. Allen (1844)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: St. 3: The Oberlin Social and Sabbath School Hymn Book; Sts. 4-5: From the Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes, by Henry W. Beecher (New York: AMS. Barnes and Burr, 1855);; St. 1: Penitential Cries, 1693, alt.; St. 2: apparently from a missionary collection published in Norwich, England, early 19th Century
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MAITLAND
• Composer: George Nelson Allen (1844)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 34551 32161 65513
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: The Oberlin Social and Sabbath Hymn Book, 1844
• Copyright: Public Domain