The Glad Refrain for the Sunday School ‎#3

3. Hold up the Cross

1 By the cross of Christ I linger,
Reading there the story old,
Traced in blood by God's own finger,
When His love to man was told.

Refrain:
Hold up the cross to a dying world,
Hold up the cross, hold up the cross;
Hold up the cross to a dying world,
Hold up the cross.

2 By the cross I'm lifted nearer
To the heart of Him who died;
Daily grows my vision clearer
To behold the Crucified. [Refrain]

3 By the cross of Christ my longing
For a crown is satisfied;
Thoughts of joy beyond are thronging,
As I stand the cross beside. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: By the cross of Christ I linger
• Title: Hold up the Cross
• Author: Miss F. G. Browning
• Refrain First Line: Hold up the cross to a dying world
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Faith; Salvation
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [By the cross of Christ I linger]
• Composer: Robert Lowry
• Notes: Public Domain.