The Worshiping Church ‎#655

655. "Take Up Your Cross," the Savior Said

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;
his 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 Calvary's hill.

4 Take up your cross, then, in his strength,
and calmly every danger brave:
he guides you to abundant life
and leads to victory o'er the grave.

5 Take up your cross and follow Christ,
nor think till death to lay it down;
for only they who bear the cross
may hope to win the glorious crown.

Text Information

• First Line: "Take up your cross" the Savior said
• Title: "Take Up Your Cross," the Savior Said
• Author: Charles W. Everest (1833, alt.)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Matthew 16:24-25
  ;
  Mark 8:34-35
  ;
  Luke 9:23-24
  ;
  Luke 14:27
  ;
  Hebrews 12:2
• Topic: Courage; Cross of Believers; Crowns; Discipleship; Following God/Christ; Christian Service

Tune Information

• Name: BOURBON
• Harmonizer: Louisa McAllister (1958)
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: e minor
• Source: Hesperian Harp, 1848