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TAKE UP YOUR CROSS

“Take up thy cross,”

the Saviour said,

“If thou wouldst My disciple be;

Deny thyself,

the world forsake,

And humbly follow after Me.”

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Charles William Everest (1814-1877)

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TAKE UP YOUR CROSS

Take up thy cross,

let not its weight

Fill thy weak spirit with alarm;

His strength shall bear

thy spirit up,

And brace thy heart

and nerve thine arm.

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Charles William Everest (1814-1877)

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TAKE UP YOUR CROSS

Take up thy cross,

nor heed the shame,

Nor let thy foolish pride rebel;

Thy Lord for thee

the cross endured,

And saved thy soul

from death and hell.

Charles William Everest (1814-1877)

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TAKE UP YOUR CROSS

Take up thy cross

then in His strength,

And calmly sin’s wild deluge brave,

’Twill guide thee to

a better home,

It points to glory

o’er the grave.

Charles William Everest (1814-1877)

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TAKE UP YOUR CROSS

Take up thy cross

and follow Christ,

Nor think til death to lay it down;

For only those

who bear the cross

May hope to wear

the glorious crown.

Charles William Everest (1814-1877)

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