No Cross for Me?

No cross for me

O bless­èd Lord and Sav­ior?

No cross for me

when Thou Thine own didst bear

At mid­night hour with­in the gar­den kneel­ing

While pi­ty­ing stars be­held Thy ang­uish there.

There is a cross

and glad­ly I ac­cept it;

There is a war­fare with a host of sin;

But Thou has oped the gate of life eter­nal

And Thou wilt let Thine own dear child­ren in.

No cross for me

when Thou the King of glo­ry

The Well-Be­loved

the Fa­ther’s on­ly Son

Didst with Thy blood atone for all trans­gress­ions?

For Thou hast tast­ed death for ev’ry one.

No cross for me? shall I on Pis­gah’s mount­ain

Content abide

from care and tri­al free?

Ah

no

but thro’ the wil­der­ness of sor­row

Tho’ pierced with thorns

my feet shall fol­low Thee!

Take up the cross if thou art My dis­ci­ple!

Deep in my soul I hear Thy words of love:

Take up the cross

and when the war is ov­er

Home

rest

and crown

with end­less joy ab­ove!