Take up thy cross

The phrase "Take up thy cross" resonates through 4 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“Take up thy cross”· 4 hymns found
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It was a cross, a cross I knew.
It was a cross, a cross I knew.

Take up thy cross

If thou wouldst My dis­ci­ple be;
O man, and fol­low Me;
I hear the bless­èd Sav­ior call;
I hear the bless­èd Sav­ior call;

Take Up Thy Cross (Everest)

Lyricist: Charles Everest, 1833
Composer: William Gardiner, 1815
Hymn 1

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Take up thy cross, the Sav­ior said,

If thou wouldst My dis­ci­ple be;...

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Take up thy cross, the Sav­ior said,

If thou wouldst My dis­ci­ple be;

Take Up Thy Cross (Everest)

Thou Say’st, “Take Up Thy Cross”

Lyricist: Francis Palgrave, 1865
Composer: Joseph Barnby, 1869
Hymn 2

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Thou say’st, Take up thy cross,

O man, and fol­low Me;...

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Thou say’st, Take up thy cross,

O man, and fol­low Me;

Thou Say’st, “Take Up Thy Cross”

Take Up Thy Cross (Ackley)

Composer: Alfred Ackley, 1922
Hymn 3

...It was a cross, a cross I knew.

Take up thy cross and fol­low Me.

I hear the bless­èd Sav­ior call;...

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It was a cross, a cross I knew.

Take up thy cross and fol­low Me.

I hear the bless­èd Sav­ior call;

Take Up Thy Cross (Ackley)

Take Up Thy Cross (Ackley)

Composer: Alfred Ackley, 1922
Hymn 4

...It was a cross, a cross I knew.

Take up thy cross and fol­low Me.

I hear the bless­èd Sav­ior call;...

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It was a cross, a cross I knew.

Take up thy cross and fol­low Me.

I hear the bless­èd Sav­ior call;

Take Up Thy Cross (Ackley)

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