In the Shadow of the Cross

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In the shadow of the cross I have found a safe retreat

Author: Avis B. Christiansen (1929)
Tune: [In the shadow of the Cross] (Loveless)
Published in 8 hymnals

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1 In the shadow of the Cross
I have found a safe retreat;
On the Rock of all the ages I am grounded;
And tho’ storms of sin and doubt
Daily threaten from without,
Safe am I, by Jesus' arms of love surrounded.

Refrain:
In the shadow of the Cross!
In the shadow of the Cross!
I am resting in the shadow of the Cross.
Jesus' saving pow'r shall be
My one theme eternally,
For I'm resting in the shadow of the Cross.

2 In the shadow of the Cross
I have found the peace I sought
For a soul by sin's deceptive wiles confounded;
Thro’ the blood on Calv'ry spilt,
I have pardon for my guilt,
Safe am I, by Jesus' arms of love surrounded. [Refrain]

3 In the shadow of the Cross—
I have sweet communion there
With the One on whom my hopes and joys are founded.
Oh, the wonders of His grace
I have learned in this dear place,
By His arms, His blessed arms of love surrounded! [Refrain]

Source: Favorites Number 2: A Collection of Gospel Songs #67

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Author: Avis B. Christiansen

Avis Marguerite Burgeson was born in 1895 and lived in Chicago all her life. She attended the Moody Church, pastored for many years by Dr. Harry Ironside. In 1917, Avis Burgeson married Ernest Christiansen who later became a vice president of Moody Bible Institute. She was a modest and retiring woman, and sometimes used pen names: Avis Burgesson, Christian B. Anson and Constance B. Reid. She began writing poems in childhood, and before her death in 1985 had written thousands of them. She died in 1985. NN, Hymnary Go to person page >

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First Line:	In the shadow of the cross I have found a safe retreat
Title:	In the Shadow of the Cross
Author:	Avis B. Christiansen (1929)
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	In the shadow of the Cross
Copyright:	Public Domain