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1 "Take up your cross," the Savior said,
"if you would my disciple be;
forsake the past, and come this day,
and humbly follow after me."
2 Take up your cross; let not its weight
pervade your soul with vain alarm;
his strength shall bear your spirit up,
sustain your heart, and nerve your arm.
3 Take up your cross, nor heed the shame,
nor let your foolish heart rebel;
for you the Lord endured the cross
to save your soul from death and hell.
4 Take up your cross and follow Christ,
nor think till death to lay it down;
for those who humbly bear the cross
one day will wear the glorious crown.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | "Take up your cross," the Savior said |
| Title: | Take Up Your Cross, the Savior Said |
| Author: | Charles W. Everest, 1814-1877 (alt.) |
| Meter: | L M |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2006 |
| Topic: | Witness; Cross-bearing |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | BOURBON |
| Meter: | L M |
| Key: | f minor |
| Source: | W. Hauser, Hesperian Harp, 1848 |
| Copyright: | Arr. © 2006 Augsburg Fortress |
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