JESUS, I MY CROSS HAVE TAKEN
1. Jesus, I my
cross have taken,
All to leave and
follow Thee;
Destitute,
despised, forsaken,
Thou from hence, my
all shalt be;
Perish every fond
ambition,
All I've sought,
and hoped, and known;
Refrain
Destitute,
despised, forsaken,
Thou from hence, my
all shalt be;
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
man, 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 favour,
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. Man may trouble
and distress me,
`Twill but drive me
to Thy breast;
Life with trials
hard may press me,
Heav'n will bring
me sweeter rest.
O `tis not in grief
to harm me,
While Thy love is
left to me;
O `twere not in joy
to charm me,
Were that joy
unmixed with Thee.
5. Know, my soul,
thy full salvation
Rise o'er sin and
worldly care,
Joy to find in
every station
Something still to
do or bear.
Think what spirit
dwells within thee,
What a Father's
love is thine,
What a Savior died
to win thee,
Child of heav'n,
should'st thou repine?
6. Haste thee on from
grace to glory,
Armed by faith, and
winged by prayer;
Heav'n's eternal
day's before thee,
God's own hand
shall guide thee there.
Soon shall close
thy earthly mission,
Swift shall pass
thy pilgrim days,
Hope shall change
to glad fruition,
Faith to sight, and
prayer to praise.
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