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I'll Bear the Cross

I'll bear the cross for Jesus' sake

Tune: [Must Jesus bear the cross alone] (Stone)
Published in 2 hymnals

Representative Text

1 I’ll bear the cross for Jesus’ sake,
Tho’ heavy is the Load;
For when the cross I gladly take,
It lifts me up to God.

2 I’ll bear the cross, and ever will
His true disciple be,
Who up the side of Calvary’s hill
Once bore His cross for me.

3 I’ll bear the cross from day to day,
As needed strength is given;
And with it climb the upward way,
The royal road to heaven.

4 I’ll bear the cross while life shall last,
And never lay it down;
Till all the toil of life is past,
And I receive my crown.

Source: Hymns of the Kingdom: for use in religious meetings #136

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Text Information

First Line: I'll bear the cross for Jesus' sake
Title: I'll Bear the Cross
Language: English
Refrain First Line: I will bear the cross for Jesus
Publication Date: 1901
Copyright: Public Domain
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