Church Book ‎#444

444. 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,
'Twill but drive me to Thy breast;
Life with trials hard may press me,
Heaven will bring me sweeter rest.
O, 'tis not in grief to harm me,
While Thy Love is left to me;
O, 'twere 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 thee on from grace to glory,
Armed by faith and winged by prayer;
Heaven's eternal days before thee,
God's own hand shall guide thee there.
Soon shall close thy earthly mission,
Swift shall pass thy pilgrim days;
Hope shall change to glad fruition,
Faith to sight, and prayer to praise.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, I my cross have taken
• Author: Henry Francis Lyte (1825)
• Meter: 8, 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: The Christian Life: Following Christ; Sunday after Christmas; Sundays in Lent; Passion Week
• Notes: Alternate tune: #126 or #251

Tune Information

• Name: WELT ADE, ICH BEN DEIN MÜDE
• Meter: 8, 7.
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Composer from index: J. Rosenmüller, 1649