The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#139

139. Never Further Than Thy Cross

1 Never further than Thy cross,
Never higher than Thy feet;
Here earth's precious things seem dross,
Here earth's bitter things grow sweet.

2 Here, O Christ, our sins we see,
Learn Thy love while gazing thus;
Sin, which laid the cross on Thee,
Love, which bore the cross for us.

3 Here we learn to serve and give,
And, rejoicing, self deny;
Here we gather love to live,
Here we gather faith to die.

4 Pressing onward as we can,
Still to this our hearts must tend;
Where our earliest hopes began,
There our last aspirings end;

5 Till amid the hosts of light,
We in Thee redeemed, complete,
Through Thy cross made pure and white,
Cast our crowns before Thy feet.

AMEN.

Text Information

• First Line: Never further than Thy cross
• Title: Never Further Than Thy Cross
• Author: Elizabeth R Charles, 1828-1896
• Meter: 7 7 7 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: Christ's Passion

Tune Information

• Name: ALETTA
• Composer: William B Bradbury, 1816-1868
• Meter: 7 7 7 7
• Key: F Major or modal