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99. Autumn

1 Jesus I my cross have taken,
All to leave and follow Thee,
Naked, poor, despised, forsaken,
Thou from hence my all shalt be;
Perish ev'ry fond ambition,
All I've sought, or hoped, or known,
Yet how rich is my condition,
God and heav'n are still my own.

2 Let the world despise and leave me,
They have left my Savior too;
Human hearts and looks deceive me—
Thou art not like them untrue;
Oh! while Thou dost smile upon me,
God of wisdom, love, and might,
Foes may hate, and friends disown me,
Show Thy face, and all is bright.

3 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,
Soon shall pass thy earthly days,
Hope shall change to glad fruition,
Faith to sight, and prayer to praise.

Text Information
First Line: Jesus I my cross have taken
Title: Autumn
Author: Henry F. Lyte
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Tune Information
Name: [Jesus I my cross have taken]
Key: A♭ Major
Source: Spanish



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