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Refuge at the Cross

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1 Wouldst thou have sunshine when shadows are deep?
Wouldst thou find rest tho’ thy pathway is steep?
Gladness and peace tho’ thou sufferest loss,
Sinner ‘tis found by the way of the cross.

Chorus:
Tempests may rage and the billows may toss,
Refuge is found by the way of the cross,
Refuge, Refuge, Refuge is at the cross.

2 Friends may forsake thee and trials annoy,
Treasures of earth may prove naught but alloy,
Yet there awaits for each sorrow and loss,
Whispers of peace by the way of the cross. [Chorus]

3 Wouldst thou have life that is happy and blest?
Wouldst thou though toiling have wonderful rest?
Leave all thine idols that prove thee but dross,
Hasten t’ward Heav’n by the way of the cross. [Chorus]


Source: Songs for Work and Worship #86

Author: Alice Jean Cleator

Alice Jean Cleator, 1871-1926 Born: Cir­ca 1871, An­dre­as, Isle of Man, Eng­land. Died: Cir­ca April 27, 1926, Cleve­land, Ohio. Cleator’s family ev­i­dent­ly em­igrat­ed to Amer­i­ca in the 1870’s. She was liv­ing in Clar­idon, Ohio, in 1880, & Geau­ga Coun­ty, Ohio, in 1900, 1910, & 1920. She taught school in New York Ci­ty, re­tir­ing some time be­fore 1915. --hymntime.com/tch/ Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Wouldst thou find sunshine when shadows are deep
Title: Refuge at the Cross
Author: Alice Jean Cleator (1900)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Tempests may rage and the billows may toss
Publication Date: 1900
Copyright: Public Domain

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