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Text:I’ll Bear the Cross
Author:Harriet E. Jones
Tune:[Although a thorny road I tread]
Composer:W. S. Nickle

161. I’ll Bear the Cross

1 Although a thorny road I tread,
I’ll trust in Jesus all the way,
A home of rest is just ahead,
Where I will live with Him some day.

Refrain:
I’ll journey on beneath the cross,
Till Jesus bids me lay it down;
I’ll shout and sing ‘mid pain and loss,
Till called where waits my fadeless crown.

2 Although the clouds obscure my sky,
And sorrow’s waves around me rise,
With Him who whispers, “It is I,”
I’ll dwell some day, ‘neath fairer skies. [Refrain]

3 Although the thorns now pierce my feet,
Along a rough and dreary road,
There is a rest and joy complete,
In my Redeemer’s bright above. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Although a thorny road I tread
Title: I’ll Bear the Cross
Author: Harriet E. Jones
Refrain First Line: I'll journey on beneath the cross
Language: English
Publication Date: 1894
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Although a thorny road I tread]
Composer: W. S. Nickle
Notes: Public Domain.



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