Evangelical Lutheran Worship ‎#667

667. Take Up Your Cross, the Savior Said

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