8303. Thy Cross, O Jesus, Thou Didst Bear

1 Thy cross, O Jesus, Thou didst bear,
Thy path to death extended,
To save the world, which everywhere
With hate and scorn offended.
Oh, love how deep, to bleed and weep
For Thine own persecutors!

2 Thy cross, Redeemer, Thou didst bear,
Our sins away Thou’st taken;
Thine own Thou wilt us still declare,
Though we have Thee forsaken,
And gone astray, yea, day by day,
Thy love is present with us.

3 Thy cross, O Savior, Thou didst bear,
Thy boundless might and glory,
Forever praised by angels fair,
And told in sacred story,
Thou laidst aside; naught shall abide,
Save by the love that bleedeth.

4 Thy cross to victory Thou didst bear.
Oh, grant that I, dear Savior,
May glory in the cross and share
Thy heavenly joy and favor !
Then shall my soul have reached its goal
Safe in Thy loving bosom.

Text Information
First Line: Thy cross, O Jesus, Thou didst bear
Title: Thy Cross, O Jesus, Thou Didst Bear
Swedish Title: Du bar ditt kors, O Jesu
Author: Erik G. Geijer
Translator: Emil A. Edlen
Meter: 87.87.87
Language: English
Source: Tr.: The Hymnal and Order of Service, Augustana Evangelical Church (Rock Island, IL: Lutheran Augustana Book Concern, 1899)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: SO GEHST DU NUN
Composer: Caspar Friedrich Nachtenhöfer
Meter: 87.87.87
Key: G Major or modal
Copyright: Public Domain



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