Author: Charles W. Everest, 1814-1877 Hymnal: Worship (3rd ed.) #634 (1986) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Take up your cross, the Savior said Lyrics: 1 Take up your cross, the Savior said,
If you would my disciple be;
Take up your cross with willing heart,
And humbly follow after me.
2 Take up your cross, let not its weight
Fill your weak spirit with alarm;
His strength shall bear your spirit up,
And brace your heart and nerve your arm.
3 Take up your cross, heed not the shame,
And let your foolish heart be still;
The Lord for you accepted death
Upon a cross, on Calv'ry's hill.
4 Take up your cross, then, in his strength,
And calmly ev'ry danger brave;
It guides you to a better home
And leads to vict'ry o'er the grave.
5 Take up your cross, and follow Christ,
Nor think till death to lay it down;
For only those who bear the cross
May hope to wear the glorious crown.
Topics: Ordinary Time 12, Year C; Ordinary Time 13, Year A; Ordinary Time 22, Year A; Ordinary Time 23, Year C; Ordinary Time 24, Year B; Lenten Season; Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday); Triumph of the Cross (September 14); Confirmation; Pastoral Care of the Sick; Christian Life; Comfort; Courage; Cross; Death; Discipleship; Jesus Christ; Paschal Mystery; Strength; Suffering; Trust; Victory over Sin and Death Scripture: Matthew 16:21-27 Languages: English Tune Title: O JESU, MI DULCISSIME
Take Up Your Cross