Take Up thy Cross

1. Take up your cross,
The Savior said, "if you would my disciple be;
Take up your cross with willing heart,
And humbly follow after me."

2. Take up your cross;
Let not its weight fill your
Weak spirit with alarm;
Christ's strength shall bear your spirit
Up and brace your heart and nerve your arm.

3. Take up your cross, heed not the shame,
And let your foolish heart be still;
The Lord for you accepted death upon a cross,
On Calv'ry's hill.

4. Take up your cross, then,
In Christ's strength, and calmly
Ev'ry danger brave:
It guides you to abundant
Life and leads to vict'ry o'er the grave.