Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) ‎#80

80. Beneath the Cross of Jesus

1 Beneath the cross of Jesus
I fain would take my stand,
The shadow of a mighty rock
Within a weary land,
A home within the wilderness,
A rest upon the way,
From the burning of the noontide heat,
And the burden of the day.

2 O safe and happy shelter,
O refuge tried and sweet,
O trysting-place where heaven's love
And heaven's justice meet!
As to the holy patriarch
That wondrous dream was giv'n,
So seems my Savior's cross to me,
A ladder up to heav'n.

3 Upon that cross of Jesus,
Mine eye at times can see
The very dying form of One
Who suffered there for me;
And from my smitten heart, with tears
Two wonders I confess:
The wonders of His glorious love,
And my own worthlessness.

4 I take, O cross, thy shadow
For my abiding place;
I ask no other sunshine than
The sunshine of His face;
Content to let the world go by,
To know no gain nor loss,
My sinful self my only shame,
My glory all the cross!

Text Information

• First Line: Beneath the cross of Jesus
• Title: Beneath the Cross of Jesus
• Author: Elizabeth C. Clephane (c. 1869)
• Meter: 7.6.8.6.8.6.8.6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Galatians 6:14
• Topic: Confession of Sin; Cross; Refuge & Rest

Tune Information

• Name: ST. CHRISTOPHER
• Composer: Frederick C. Maker (1881)
• Meter: 7.6.8.6.8.6.8.6
• Key: D♭ Major