Take Up Thy Cross, the Savior Said

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Take up thy cross, the Savior said, If thou wouldst my disciple be

Author: Charles W. Everest (1833)
Published in 312 hymnals

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1 "Take up thy cross," the Savior said,
"if thou wouldst my disciple be;
deny thyself, the world forsake,
and humbly follow after Me."

2 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.

3 Take up thy cross, nor heed the shame,
nor let thy foolish pride rebel;
thy Lord for thee the cross endured,
to save thy soul from death and hell.

4 Take up thy cross, and follow Christ,
nor think till death to lay it down;
for only they who bear the cross
may hope to wear the glorious crown.

Source: Our Great Redeemer's Praise #220

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Author: Charles W. Everest

Everest, Charles William, M.A., born at East Windsor, Connecticut, May 27, 1814, graduated at Trinity College, Hartford, 1838, and took Holy Orders in 1842. He was rector at Hamden, Connecticut, from 1842 to 1873, and also agent for the Society for the Increase of the Ministry. He died at Waterbury, Connecticut, Jan. 11, 1877 (See Poets of Connecticut, 1843). In 1833 he published Visions of Death, and Other Poems; from this work his popular hymn is taken:— Take up thy cross, the Saviour said. Following Jesus. The original text of this hymn differs very materially from that which is usually found in the hymn-books. The most widely known form of the text is that in Hymns Ancient & Modern, where it appeared in 1861. It was copied by the… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Take up thy cross, the Savior said, If thou wouldst my disciple be
Title:	Take Up Thy Cross, the Savior Said
Author:	Charles W. Everest (1833)
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

Year A, Lent, Palm Sunday
Related to Philippians 2 (NPM)
Year A, Holy Week season, Tuesday of Holy Week
This is recommended for Year A, Holy Week season, Tuesday of Holy Week by 3 hymnal lectionary indexes including Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal #718.
Year A, Holy Week season, Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday)
Year A, Ordinary Time, Proper 7 (12)
This is recommended for Year A, Ordinary Time, Proper 7 (12) by 3 hymnal lectionary indexes including Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal #718 and Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #326.
Year A, Ordinary Time, Proper 8 (13)
This is recommended for Year A, Ordinary Time, Proper 8 (13) by 2 hymnal lectionary indexes including Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal #718.
Year A, Ordinary Time, Proper 17 (22)
This is recommended for Year A, Ordinary Time, Proper 17 (22) by 5 hymnal lectionary indexes including Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal #718 and Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #326.
Year A, Ordinary Time, Proper 17 (22)
Year B, Epiphany season, Third Sunday
Year B, Lent, Second Sunday
This is recommended for Year B, Lent, Second Sunday by 3 hymnal lectionary indexes.
Year B, Holy Week season, Tuesday of Holy Week
This is recommended for Year B, Holy Week season, Tuesday of Holy Week by 3 hymnal lectionary indexes including Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal #718.
Year B, Easter season, Seventh Sunday
Year B, Ordinary Time, Proper 8 (13)
Year B, Ordinary Time, Proper 19 (24)
This is recommended for Year B, Ordinary Time, Proper 19 (24) by 3 hymnal lectionary indexes including Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal #718 and Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #326.
Year B, Ordinary Time, Proper 27 (32)
Year C, Epiphany Season, Eighth Sunday
This is recommended for Year C, Epiphany Season, Eighth Sunday by 2 hymnal lectionary indexes including Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal #718.
Year C, Holy Week season, Tuesday of Holy Week
This is recommended for Year C, Holy Week season, Tuesday of Holy Week by 3 hymnal lectionary indexes including Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal #718.
Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 8 (13)
Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 15 (20)
Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 18 (23)
This is recommended for Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 18 (23) by 3 hymnal lectionary indexes including Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal #718.
Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 18 (23)

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찬송과 예배 = Chansong gwa yebae = Come, Let Us Worship: the Korean-English Presbyterian hymnal and service book #145

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Henry Baker (b. Nuneham, Oxfordshire, England, 1835; d. Wimbledon, England, 1910; not to be confused with Henry W. Baker) was educated as a civil engineer at Winchester and Cooper's Hill and was active in railroad building in India. In 1867 he completed a music degree at Exeter College, Oxford, Engl…

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