The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4573

4573. No Cross for Me?

1. No cross for me, O blessèd Lord and Savior?
No cross for me, when Thou Thine own didst bear,
At midnight hour within the garden kneeling,
While pitying stars beheld Thy anguish there.

Refrain
There is a cross, and gladly I accept it;
There is a warfare with a host of sin;
But Thou has op’d the gate of life eternal,
And Thou wilt let Thine own dear children in.

2. No cross for me, when Thou the King of glory,
The Well-Beloved, the Father’s only Son,
Didst with Thy blood atone for all transgressions?
For Thou hast tasted death for ev’ry one. [Refrain]

3. No cross for me? shall I on Pisgah’s mountain
Content abide, from care and trial free?
Ah, no, but thro’ the wilderness of sorrow,
Tho’ pierced with thorns, my feet shall follow Thee! [Refrain]

4. Take up the cross if thou art My disciple!
Deep in my soul I hear Thy words of love:
Take up the cross, and when the war is over,
Home, rest, and crown, with endless joy above!
Refrain

Text Information

• First Line: No cross for me, O blessèd Lord and Savior?
• Title: No Cross for Me?
• Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1910)
• Refrain First Line: There is a cross, and gladly I accept it
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [No cross for me, O blessèd Lord and Savior?]
• Composer: John Robson Sweney
• Incipit: 33335 65133 24444
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain