Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#275

275. Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken

1. Jesus, I my cross have taken,
All to leave and follow thee;
Destitute, despis'd, forsaken,
Thou from hence my all shalt be.
Perish, ev'ry fond ambition,
All I've sought, and hop'd, and 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;
And while thou shalt smile upon me,
God of wisdom, love, and might,
Foes may hate, and friends may shun me;
Show thy face, and all is bright!

3. Go then, earthly fame and treasure!
Come, disaster, scorn, and pain!
In thy service, pain is pleasure;
With thy favor, loss is gain.
I have called thee Abba, Father;
I have stayed my heart on thee;
Storms may howl, and clouds may gather;
All must work for good to me.

4. Haste then on from grace to glory,
Arm'd by faith, and wing'd by pray'r;
Heav'n's eternal day before thee;
God's own hand shall guide me there.
Soon shall close thy earthly mission;
Swift shall pass thy pilgrim days;
Hope soon change to glad fruition,
Faith to sight, and pray'r to praise.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, I my cross have taken
• Title: Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
• Author: Henry Francis Lyte (1824)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Matthew 16:24-25
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 17
• Notes: Text by Anglican priest Henry Francis Lyte, from Sacred Poetry, 3rd ed. (1824), rev. in Poems Chiefly Religious (1833).

Tune Information

• Name: CALON LAN
• Composer: John Hughes (1921)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
• Incipit: 51312 315
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Tune CALON LÂN by Welsh composer John Hughes, from Y Caniedydd Cynulleidfaol Newydd (1921).