Take Up Your Cross

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1.Take up your cross, the Sa viour said, If
2.Take up your cross, let not its weight Fill
3.Take up your cross, heed not the shame, And
4.Take up your cross, then, in his strength, And
5.Take up your cross, and fol low Christ, Nor

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you would my dis ci ple be; De ny your self, the world for sake, And
your weak spi rit with a larm; His strength shall bear your spi rit up, And
let your fool ish heart be still; The Lord for you ac cep ted death Up
calm ly ev' ry dan ger brave; It guides you to a bet ter home And
think till death to lay it down; For on ly thosewho bear the cross May

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hum bly fol low af ter me.
brace your heart and nerve your arm.
on a cross, on Cal v'ry's hill.
leads to vict' ry o'er the grave.
hope to wear the glo rious crown.