| Hymn: | Beneath The Cross Of Jesus |
|---|---|
| Tune: | St Christopher |
| Words: | Elizabeth C Clephane (1830-69) |
| Music: | Frederick Charles Maker (1844-1927) |
Verse 1
Beneath the cross of Jesus
I fain would take my stand;
The shadow of a mighty rock
Within a weary land;
A home within the wilderness,
A rest upon the way,
From burns beneath the noontide heat
And burdens of the day.
Verse 2
Upon that cross of Jesus
Mine eyes at times can see
The very dying form of One
Who suffered there for me;
And from my stricken heart, with tears,
Two wonders I confess:
The wonders of redeeming love,
And my unworthiness.
Verse 3
O safe and happy shelter!
O refuge tried and sweet!
O sacred place where Heaven's love
And Heaven's justice meet!
As to the exiled patriarch
That wondrous dream was given,
So seems my Saviour's cross to me:
A ladder up to Heav'n.
Verse 4
I take, O cross, your shadow
For my abiding place;
I ask no other sunshine than
The sunshine of his face;
Content to let the world go by,
To know no gain or loss;
My sinful self my only shame,
My glory all the cross.