Hymnal for Church and Home ‎#275

275. Beneath The Cross Of Jesus

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 the wilderness,
A rest upon the way,
From the burning of the noon-tide heat,
And the burden of the day.

2 Upon the cross of Jesus,
Mine eye at times can see
The very dying form of One
Who suffer'd there for me.
And from my smitten heart with tears,
These wonders I confess,
The wonder 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 or loss,
My sinful self my only shame,
My glory all the cross.

Text Information

• First Line: Beneath the cross of Jesus
• Title: Beneath The Cross Of Jesus
• Author: Elizabeth C. Clephane (1872)
• Meter: 7, 6, 8, 6, 8, 6, 8, 6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1927
• Topic: Spiritual Songs: Easter
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Beneath the cross of jesus]
• Composer: Frederick C. Maker
• Meter: 7,6,8,6,8,6,8,6
• Key: D♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.