The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8303

8303. Thy Cross, O Jesus, Thou Didst Bear

1 Thy cross, O Jesus, Thou didst bear,
Thy path to death extended,
To save the world, which everywhere
With hate and scorn offended.
Oh, love how deep, to bleed and weep
For Thine own persecutors!

2 Thy cross, Redeemer, Thou didst bear,
Our sins away Thou’st taken;
Thine own Thou wilt us still declare,
Though we have Thee forsaken,
And gone astray, yea, day by day,
Thy love is present with us.

3 Thy cross, O Savior, Thou didst bear,
Thy boundless might and glory,
Forever praised by angels fair,
And told in sacred story,
Thou laidst aside; naught shall abide,
Save by the love that bleedeth.

4 Thy cross to victory Thou didst bear.
Oh, grant that I, dear Savior,
May glory in the cross and share
Thy heavenly joy and favor !
Then shall my soul have reached its goal
Safe in Thy loving bosom.

Text Information

• First Line: Thy cross, O Jesus, Thou didst bear
• Title: Thy Cross, O Jesus, Thou Didst Bear
• Swedish Title: Du bar ditt kors, O Jesu
• Author: Erik G. Geijer
• Translator: Emil A. Edlen
• Meter: 87.87.87
• Language: English
• Source: Tr.: The Hymnal and Order of Service, Augustana Evangelical Church (Rock Island, IL: Lutheran Augustana Book Concern, 1899)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SO GEHST DU NUN
• Composer: Caspar Friedrich Nachtenhöfer
• Meter: 87.87.87
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain