The Hymnal 1982 ‎#675

675. Take up your cross, the Savior said

1 Take up your cross, the Savior said,
if you would my disciple be;
take up your cross with willing heart,
and humbly follow after me.

2 Take up your cross, let not its weight
fill your weak sprit with alarm;
his strength shall bear your spirit up,
and brace your heart, and nerve your arm.

3 Take up your cross, heed not the shame,
and let your foolish heart be still;
the Lord for you accepted death
upon a cross, on Calvary's hill.

4 Take up your cross, then, in his strength,
and calmly every danger brave:
it guides you to abundant life
and leads to victory o'er the grave.

5 Take up your cross, and follow Christ,
nor think till death to lay it down;
for only those who bear the cross
may hope to wear the glorious crown.

Text Information

• First Line: Take up your cross, the Savior said
• Author: Charles William Everest, 1814-1877 (alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: The Christian Life

Tune Information

• Name: BOURBON
• Composer (melody, attr.): Freeman Lewis, 1780-1859
• Harmonizer: John Leon Hooker, b. 1944
• Meter: LM
• Key: f minor