Text Results

Switch back to the old search page.Advanced Search

Showing 1 - 10 of 57Results Per Page: 10 20 50

Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross

Author: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 681 hymnals Topics: Cross-bearing Refrain First Line: In the cross, in the cross Lyrics: 1 Jesus, keep me near the cross, there's a precious fountain; free to all, a healing stream flows from Calv'ry's mountain. Refrain: In the cross, in the cross be my glory ever; till my ransomed soul shall find rest beyond the river. 2 Near the cross, a trembling soul, love and mercy found me; there the bright and morning star sheds its beams around me. [Refrain] 3 Near the cross! O Lamb of God, bring its scenes before me; help me walk from day to day with its shadow o'er me. [Refrain] 4 Near the cross I'll watch and wait, hoping, trusting ever, till I reach the golden strand just beyond the river. [Refrain] Used With Tune: NEAR THE CROSS

Nearer, my God, to Thee

Author: Sarah F. Adams Appears in 2,491 hymnals Topics: Cross Bearing Lyrics: 1 Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me; Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! 2 Though like the wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness be over me, My rest a stone: Yet in my dreams I'd be Nearer, my God, to Thee; Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! 3 There let the way appear, Steps unto heaven; All that Thou sendest me, In mercy given; Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to Thee; Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! 4 Then with my waking thoughts Bright with Thy praise, Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise; So by my woes to be Nearer, my God, to Thee; Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! 5 Or if, on joyful wing Cleaving the sky, Sun, moon, and stars forgot, Upward I fly, Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee; Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! Amen. Used With Tune: BETHANY

Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone?

Author: Rev. Thos. Shepherd, 1865-1739 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,196 hymnals Topics: The Christian Life Cross-Bearing First Line: Must Jesus bear the cross alone Lyrics: 1. Must Jesus bear the cross alone, And all the saints go free? No, there's a cross for ev'ry one, And there's a cross for me. 2. How happy are the saints above, Who once went sorr'wing here; But now they taste unmingled love, And joy without a tear. 3. The consecrated cross I'll bear Till death shall set me free; And then go home my crown to wear, For there's a crown for me. 4. Upon the crystal pavement, down At Jesus' blessed feet, With joy I'll cast my golden crown, And His dear Name repeat. 5. O precious cross! O glorious crown! O resurrection day! Ye angels, from the stars come down, And bear my soul away. Used With Tune: MAITLAND

Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me

Author: Paul Gerhardt, 1607-76; John Wesley, 1703-91 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 347 hymnals Topics: Cross-bearing Lyrics: 1 Jesus, Thy boundless love to me No thought can reach, no tongue declare; Unite my thankful heart to Thee, And reign without a rival there! Thine wholly, Thine alone, I am; Be Thou alone my constant flame. 2 Oh, grant that nothing in my soul May dwell, but Thy pure love alone; Oh, may Thy love possess me whole, My joy, my treasure, and my crown! All coldness from my heart remove; My ev'ry act, word, thought, be love. 3 This love unwearied I pursue And dauntlessly to Thee aspire. Oh, may Thy love my hope renew, Burn in my soul like heav'nly fire! And day and night, be all my care To guard this sacred treasure there. 4 In suff'ring be Thy love my peace, In weakness be Thy love my pow'r; And when the storms of life shall cease, O Jesus, in that final hour, Be Thou my rod and staff and guide And draw me safely to Thy side! Scripture: John 15:9-13 Used With Tune: RYBURN

Jesus, I my cross have taken

Author: Henry F. Lyte Appears in 1,304 hymnals Topics: Cross Bearing Lyrics: 1 Jesus, I my cross have taken, All to leave and follow Thee; Naked, poor, despised, forsaken, Thou, from hence, my all shalt be. Perish every fond ambition, All I've sought, or hoped, or known; Yet how rich is my condition! God and heaven are still my own. 2 Let the world despise and leave me, They have left my Saviour too; Human hearts and looks deceive me: Thou art not, like them, untrue. And while Thou shalt smile upon me, God of wisdom, love, and might, Foes may hate, and friends forsake me: Show Thy face and all is bright. 3 Man may trouble an distress me, 'Twill but drive me to Thy breast; Life with trials hard may pressume, Heaven will bring me sweeter rest. Oh, 'tis not in grief to harm me, While thy love is left to me! Oh,'twere not in joy to charm me, Were that joy unmixed with Thee! 4 Take, my soul, thy full salvation; Rise o'er sin and fear and care; Joy to find, in every station, Something still to do or bear. Think what Spirit dwells within thee! What a Father's smile is thine; What a Saviour died to win thee; Child of heaven, shouldst thou r epine? Amen. Used With Tune: ARMSTRONG

Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus

Author: Sigismund von Birken, 1628-1681 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.7.8.7.7 Appears in 19 hymnals Topics: Cross-bearing Used With Tune: LASSET UNS MIT JESU ZIEHEN Text Sources: Lutheran Book of Worship

In the Cross of Christ I Glory

Author: John Bowring, 1792-1872 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 1,516 hymnals Topics: Cross-bearing Lyrics: 1 In the cross of Christ I glory, Tow'ring o'er the wrecks of time. All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime. 2 When the woes of life o'er take me, Hopes deceive, and fears annoy, Never shall the cross forsake me; Lo, it glows with peace and joy. 3 When the sun of bliss is beaming Light and love upon my way, From the cross the radiance streaming Adds more luster to the day. 4 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure By the cross are sanctified; Peace is there that knows no measure, Joys that through all time abide. Used With Tune: RATHBUN

Take up thy cross, the Saviour said

Author: Rev. Charles W. Everest, 1814-1877 Appears in 297 hymnals Topics: Cross-bearing Used With Tune: QUEBEC

Lord, As to Thy Dear Cross We Flee

Author: John Hampden Gurney Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 243 hymnals Topics: Cross-bearing Lyrics: 1 Lord, as to Thy dear cross we flee, And plead to be forgiv'n, So let Thy life our pattern be, And form our souls for heav'n. 2 Help us thro' good report or ill Our daily cross to bear, Like Thee to do our Father’s will, Our brother’s grief to share. 3 Let grace our selfishness expel, Our earthliness refine, And kindness in our being dwell As free and true as Thine. 4 If joy shall at Thy bidding fly, And grief’s dark day come on, We in our turn would meekly cry, "Father, Thy will be done." 5 Should friends misjudge, or foes defame, Or brethren faithless prove, Then, like Thine own, be all our aim To conquer them by love. 6 Kept peaceful in the midst of strife, Forgiving and forgiven, O may we lead the pilgrim’s life And follow Thee to heaven. Amen. Used With Tune: EVENTIDE (SMART)

Faith of Our Fathers

Author: Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863; Joseph R. Alfred, b. 1947 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 831 hymnals Topics: Cross-bearing First Line: Faith of our fathers, living still Refrain First Line: Faith of our fathers, holy faith Lyrics: 1 Faith of our fathers, living still in spite of dungeon, fire, and sword. Oh, how our hearts beat high with joy whene'er we hear that glorious word. Faith of our fathers, holy faith, we will be true to you till death. 2 Faith of our mothers, daring faith, your work for Christ is love revealed, spreading God's word from pole to pole, making love known and freedom real. Faith of our mothers, holy faith, we will be true to you till death. 3 Faith of our sisters, brothers too, who still must bear oppression's might, raising on high, in prisons dark, the cross of Christ still burning bright. Faith for today, O living faith, we will be true to you till death. 4 Faith born of God, oh, call us yet, bind us with all who follow you, sharing the struggle of your cross until the world is made anew. Faith born of God, O living faith, we will be true to you till death. Used With Tune: ST. CATHERINE