Beneath the Cross of Jesus

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 the burning of the noontide heat And the burden of the day.

Verse 2 O safe and happy shelter! O refuge tried and sweet!
O trysting place where heaven's love And heaven's justice meet!
As to the holy patriarch That wondrous dream was giv'n,
So seems my Savior's cross to me: A ladder up to heav'n.

Verse 3 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 smitten heart, with tears, Two wonders I confess:
The wonders of His glorious love, And my own worthlessness.

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 nor loss;
My sinful self my only shame, My glory all the cross!