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The Crown Above the Cross

When the ills of life beset me

Author: Eben E. Rexford
Tune: THE CROWN ABOVE THE CROSS
Published in 1 hymnal

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 When the ills of life beset me,
And my heart is sore with loss,
Then I think of Christ, my Saviour,
As He bore His heavy cross;
And I Cry, “O shame upon you,
Coward heart, to shrink like this
‘Neath the burdens laid upon you!
What are loads like thine to His?”

Refrain:
Heart of mine, forget thy sorrow,
Think not of earth’s cares and dross,
But of Him who points the pilgrim
To the crown above the cross.

2 Christ, forgive my weak complainings,
Give me courage day by day,
For the trials that will meet me
All along my pilgrim way;
Lord, dear Lord, I do not ask Thee
Every cross to bear for me,
But the strength to bear them bravely—
Only that I ask of Thee. [Refrain]

Source: Hymns for Today: for Sunday Schools, Young People's Societies, The Church, The Home, Community Welfare Associations, and Patriotic Meetings #104

Author: Eben E. Rexford

Rexford, Eben Eugene.M (Johnsburg, New York, July 16, 1848--October 16, 1916, Shiocton, Wisconsin). Horticulturalist and editor of a Wisconsin farm journal. Many of his verses were used to fill empty corners of the journal. He also wrote many books on gardening. Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisc.), Litt.D. Twenty-five years, organist at First Congregational Church, Shiocton. See: Smith, Mary L.P. (1930). Eben E. Rexford; a biographical sketch. Menasha, Wis., George Banta Pub. Co. --Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives and Gabriel, Charles H. (1916). Singers and Their Songs. Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company.… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: When the ills of life beset me
Title: The Crown Above the Cross
Author: Eben E. Rexford
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Heart of mine forget thy sorrow
Publication Date: 1920
Copyright: Public Domain

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