Text: | Self-denial; or, taking up the cross |
Author: | Needhad |
1 Asham'd of Christ! my soul, disdain
The mean ungenerous thought:
Shall I disown that friend, whose blood
To man salvation brought?
2 With the glad news of love and peace
From heav'n to earth he came:
For us endur'd the painful cross,
For us despis'd the shame.
3 At his command, we must take up
Our cross without delay:
Our lives— and thousands lives like ours,
His love can ne'er repay.
4 Each faithful sufferer Jesus views
With infinite delight:
Their lives to him are dear, their Deaths
Are precious in his sight.
5 To bear his name, his cross to bear!
Our highest honor this!
Who nobly suffers now for him,
Shall reign with him in bliss.
6 But should we in the evil day,
From our possession fly,
Jesus the judge, before the world,
The traitor will deny.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Asham'd of Christ! my soul, disdain |
Title: | Self-denial; or, taking up the cross |
Author: | Needhad |
Meter: | C. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1792 |
Scripture: | ; |
Topic: | Graces of the Spirit: Self-Denial; Cross: The Christians, taken up; Self Denial(1 more...) |