Trinity Psalter Hymnal ‎#511

511. Take Up Your Cross

1 "Take up your cross," the Savior said,
"if you would my disciple be;
take up your cross with willing heart,
and humbly follow after me."

2 Take up your cross; let not its weight
fill your weak spirit with alarm;
Christ's strength shall bear your spirit up
and brace your heart and nerve your arm.

3 Take up your cross, heed not the shame,
and let your foolish heart be still;
the Lord for you accepted death
upon a cross, on Calv'ry's hill.

4 Take up your cross, then, in Christ's strength,
and calmly ev'ry danger brave:
it guides you to abundant life
and leads to vict'ry o'er the grave.

Text Information

• First Line: "Take up your cross," the Savior said
• Title: Take Up Your Cross
• Author: Charles W. Everest, 1814-1877 (alt.)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2018
• Scripture:
  Matthew 16:24
  ;
  Mark 8:34
  ;
  Luke 9:23
• Topic: Christian Life; Crown of Life; Obedience; Self-Denial; Suffering and Deliverance

Tune Information

• Name: ERHALT UNS, HERR
• Harmonizer: Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.
• Key: e minor or modal
• Source: Joseph Klug, Geistliche Lieder, 1543