Take Up Thy Cross (The Savior Said) Lyrics

"Take up thy cross," the Saviour said,

"If thou wouldst My disciple be;

Take up thy cross with willing heart,

And humbly follow after Me."



Take up thy cross; let not its weight

Fill thy weak soul with vain alarm;

His strength shall bear thy spirit up,

And brace thy heart and nerve thine arm.



Take up thy cross; nor heed the shame,

And let thy foolish pride be still;

Thy Lord refused not e'en to die

Upon a cross, on Calvary's hill.



Take up thy cross, then, in His strength,

And calmly sin's wild deluge brave;

'Twill guide thee to a better home,

It points to glory o'er the grave.



Take up thy cross, and follow on,

Nor think till death to lay it down;

For only he who bears the cross

May hope to wear the glorious crown.
 

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