The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8808

8808. Beneath The Cross

1 If you want pardon, if you want peace,
If you want sorrow and sighing to cease,
Look up to Jesus who died on the tree
To purchase a full salvation.

Refrain:
Living beneath the shade of the cross,
Counting the jewels of earth but dross,
Cleansed in the blood that flows from His side,
Enjoying a full salvation.

2 If you want Jesus’ reign in your soul,
Plunge in the fountain and you shall be whole,
Washed in the blood of the crucified One,
Enjoying a full salvation. [Refrain]

3 If you want boldness, join in the fight;
If you want purity, walk in the light;
If you want liberty, shout and be free,
Enjoying a full salvation. [Refrain]

5 If you’d be holy, cling to the cross,
Counting earth’s riches as nothing but dross;
Down at His feet you’ll be cleansed and made free
Enjoying a full salvation. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: If you want pardon, if you want peace
• Title: Beneath The Cross
• Author: George Phippen Reeves Ewens (1881, alt.)
• Refrain First Line: Living beneath the shade of the cross
• Language: English
• Source: War Cry June 16, 1881 (Salvation Army)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [If you want pardon, if you want peace]
• Composer: Edward E. Nickerson (1886)
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Highway Hymns (Boston: 1886)
• Copyright: Public Domain