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Text:Bearing the Reproach of Christ

535. Bearing the Reproach of Christ

Cross, reproach, and tribulation,
Ye to me are welcome guests,
When I have this consolation,
That my soul in Jesus rests.

The reproach of Christ is glorious;
Those who here his burden bear
In the end shall prove victorious,
And eternal gladness share.

Bear then the reproach of Jesus,
Ye who live a life of faith!
Lift triumphant songs and praises,
Even in martyrdom and death.

Bonds and stripes, and evil story,
Are our honorable crowns;
Pain is peace, and shame is glory,
Gloomy dungeons are as thrones.

Text Information
First Line: Cross, reproach, and tribulation
Title: Bearing the Reproach of Christ
Meter: 7s. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1866
Notes: Public Domain.
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