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E86. Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken

1 Jesus, I my cross have taken
All to leave and follow Thee;
Destitute, despised, forsaken,
Thou, from hence, my all shalt be.
Perish ev'ry fond ambition,
All I've sought, or hoped, and known;
Yet how rich is my condition!
God and heav'n are still my own.

2 Man may trouble and distress me,
'Twill but drive me to Thy breast:
Life with trials hard may press me,
Heav'n will bring me sweeter rest.
Oh, 'tis not in grief to harm me,
While Thy love is left to me;
Oh, 'twere not in joy to charm me,
Were that joy unmixed with Thee.

3 Take, my soul, thy full salvation;
Rise o'er sin, and fear, and care;
Joy to find in ev'ry station
Something still to do or bear.
Think what Spirit dwells within thee;
What a Father's smile is thine;
What a Saviour died to win thee:
Child of heav'n, shouldst thou repine?

4 Haste thee on from grace to glory,
Armed by faith and winged by prayer;
Heav'n's eternal days before thee,
God's own hand shall guide thee there.
Soon shall close thy earthly mission,
Swift shall pass thy pilgrim days;
Hope shall change to glad fruition,
Faith to sight, and prayer to praise.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, I my cross have taken
• Title: Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
• Author: Henry Francis Lyte
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: Confession and Consecration

Tune Information

• Name: THEODORET
• Composer: Jeremiah F. Ohl
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7. D.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: From School and Parish Hymnal, by permission
• Notes: Now Public Domain