Beneath the Cross of Jesus
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- Lyrics: Elizabeth Cecilia Clephane, 1868 (Public Domain)
- Music: Frederick C. Maker, 1881 (Public Domain)
- Arrangement by OpenPsalm, 2026 and released under the CC-BY 4.0 license
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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.
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.
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.
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!
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!