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Take Up Thy Cross / Take up thy cross the Savior said [#TakeUpTheCross #TakeUpThyCrossTheSaviorSaid #TakeUp #ThyCross #TheSavior]

Song written by:
Original in English: Charles W. Everest [Charles William Everest] (East Windsor, Connecticut, May 27, 1814 – Waterbury, Connecticut, USA, January 11, 1877]

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Take up thy cross the Savior said
If thou wouldst My disciple be
Deny thyself the world forsake
And humbly follow after Me

2
Take up thy cross let not its weight
Fill thy weak spirit with alarm
His strength shall bear thy spirit up
And brace thy heart and nerve thine arm

3
Take up thy cross nor heed the shame
Nor let thy foolish pride rebel
Thy Lord for thee the cross endured
And saved thy soul from death and hell

4
Take up thy cross then in His strength
And calmly sin’s wild deluge brave
’Twill guide thee to a better home
It points to glory o’er the grave

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Take up thy cross and follow Christ
Nor think til death to lay it down
For only those who bear the cross
May hope to wear the glorious crown

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To Thee great Lord the One in Three
All praise forevermore ascend:
O grant us in our home to see
The heavenly life that knows no end

Take Up Thy Cross / Take up thy cross the Savior said [#TakeUpTheCross #TakeUpThyCrossTheSaviorSaid #TakeUp #ThyCross #TheSavior]