English

Beneath the Cross of Jesus

Composer
Frederick Charles Maker
Copyright
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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.

Verse 2

Upon that cross of Jesus Mine eye 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 unworthiness.

Verse 3

I take, O cross, thy 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.

Cross

Public Domain Information

Text
Public Domain
Tune
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Text Rights
Public Domain The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), hymn no. 59, scan page 84 (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Army_and_Navy_Hymnal.djvu/84). Credit as printed: Elizabeth C. Clephane, 1868. Text author: Elizabeth Cecilia Clephane (1830–1869; dates from Wikidata Q4943087, linked from the Wikisource author page). Published in the United States before 1931 and the author died more than 70 years ago (1869): public domain.
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