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Text:Take up the cross
Author:Rev. E. A. Hoffman
Tune:[They who would be my disciples]
Composer:J. B. Tenney

16. Take up the cross

1 They who would be my disciples,
Must patiently bear the cross,
Leaving the world behind them,
Counting it all but dross.

Chorus:
Then patiently bear the cross,
Thou soon shalt lay it down,
And wear, among the ransom'd,
A shining golden crown.

2 They who would share in my glory,
Must follow where'er I go,
Bearing with joy the burdens,
Laid on them here below. [Chorus]

3 They who would enter yon portal,
Where cometh no stain or dross,
Must walk in the way of denial,
And cheerfully bear the cross. [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: They who would be my disciples
Title: Take up the cross
Author: Rev. E. A. Hoffman
Refrain First Line: Then patiently bear the cross
Language: English
Publication Date: 1881
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [They who would be my disciples]
Composer: J. B. Tenney
Key: F Major or modal
Notes: Public Domain.



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