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Text:Bearing the cross to win the crown

140. Bearing the cross to win the crown

1 I'm just a pilgrim passing thru this dark land (of sorrow)
Nothing but trouble have I found;
O, Lord, I need Thy light to guide me aright,
(For I am) bearing the cross to win the crown.

Refrain:
Bearing the cross (oh Lord, I'm)
Bearing the cross (yes, I am)
Bearing the cross to win the crown (in heaven),
I need Thy light (of love to) bear me aright,
(For I am) bearing the cross to win the crown.

2 Often my soul is burdened heavy with care (and trouble)
Satan oft tries to turn me round;
But I'll keep walking in the straight narrow way
(For I am) bearing the cross to win the crown. [Refrain]

3 Must Jesus bear the cross and let us go free (forever)
Until the sun of life goes down;
No, there's a cross for you and there's one for me,
(For I am) bearing the cross to win the crown. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: I'm just a pilgrim passing thru this dark land of sorrow
Title: Bearing the cross to win the crown
Publication Date: 1981
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