count­ing all but dross

The phrase "count­ing all but dross" resonates through 3 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“count­ing all but dross”· 3 hymns found
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I am poor and weak and blind;
We are loy­al com­rades, com­rades of the cross,
And I love to fol­low Je­sus,

count­ing all but dross

I shall full sal­va­tion find.
For our great com­mand­er, who will lead us on,
Worldly hon­ors all for­sak­ing,

I Am Coming to the Cross

Lyricist: William McDonald, 1870
Composer: William Fischer
Hymn 1

...I am poor and weak and blind;

I am count­ing all but dross;

I shall full sal­va­tion find....

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I am poor and weak and blind;

I am count­ing all but dross;

I shall full sal­va­tion find.

I Am Coming to the Cross

Comrades of the Cross

Lyricist: Watson Hannan, 1904
Composer: Isaac Meredith
Hymn 2

...We are loy­al com­rades, com­rades of the cross,

Marching on to vic­to­ry, count­ing all but dross,

For our great com­mand­er, who will lead us on,...

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We are loy­al com­rades, com­rades of the cross,

Marching on to vic­to­ry, count­ing all but dross,

For our great com­mand­er, who will lead us on,

Comrades of the Cross

Is Not This the Land of Beulah?

Lyricist: Harriet Requa, 1881
Composer: John Dadmun
Hymn 3

...And I love to fol­low Je­sus,

Gladly count­ing all but dross,

Worldly hon­ors all for­sak­ing,...

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And I love to fol­low Je­sus,

Gladly count­ing all but dross,

Worldly hon­ors all for­sak­ing,

Is Not This the Land of Beulah?

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