Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#482

482. Beneath the Cross of Jesus I fain would take my stand

1 Beneath the Cross of Jesus
I fain would take my stand;
The shadow of a mighty rock
Within a weary land;
A home within a wilderness,
A rest upon the way,
From the burning of the noontide heat
And burdens of the day.

2 Upon that Cross of Jesus,
Mine eyes at times can see
The very dying form of One
Who suffered there for me;
And from my smitten heart, with tears,
Two wonders I confess:
The wonders of his glorious love,
And my own worthlessness.

3 I take, O Cross, thy shadow
For my abiding-place;
I ask no other sunshine than
The sunshine of his face:
Content to let the world go by,
To know no gain nor loss,
My sinful self my only shame,
My glory all, the Cross.

Text Information

• First Line: Beneath the Cross of Jesus I fain would take my stand
• Author: Elizabeth C. Clephane, 1830 - 69
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Holy Week; The Church Year: Good Friday; The Church Year: Easter Eve; The Life In Christ: Comfort and Rest; The Life In Christ: Contemplation

Tune Information

• Name: ST. CHRISTOPHER
• Composer: Frederick C. Maker, 1844 - 1927
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Key: D♭ Major