The Hymnal ‎#274

274. Jesus, I my cross have taken

1 Jesus, I my cross have taken,
All to leave, and follow Thee;
Destitute, despised, forsaken,
Thou from hence my All shalt be:
Perish every fond ambition,
All I've sought, or hoped, or known;
Yet how rich is my condition:
God and heaven are still my own.

2 Man may trouble and distress me,
'T will but drive me to Thy breast;
Life with trials hard may press me,
Heaven will bring me sweeter rest;
O 't is not in grief to harm me
While Thy love is left to me;
O 't were not in joy to charm me,
Were that joy unmixed with Thee.

3 Take, my soul, thy full salvation,
Rise o'er sin and fear and care;
Joy to find in every station
Something still to do or bear;
Think what Spirit dwells within thee,
What a Father's smile is thine,
What a Saviour died to win thee:
Child of heaven, shouldst thou repine?

4 Haste, then, on from grace to glory,
Armed by faith and winged by prayer;
Heaven's eternal day's before thee:
God's own hand shall guide thee there.
Soon shall close thy earthly mission;
Swift shall pass thy pilgrim days;
Hope soon change to glad fruition,
Faith to sight, and prayer to praise.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, I my cross have taken
• Author: Rev. Henry F. Lyte (1824)
• Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: The Life in Christ: Loyalty and Courage; Courage and Loyalty; Dedication of Life; Discipleship and Service; Loyalty and Courage; Trust and Confidence; Zeal

Tune Information

• Name: CRUCIFER
• Composer: Henry Smart (1867)
• Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7. D.
• Incipit: 36531 21765 13543
• Key: F Major