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Must Jesus bear the cross alone,
And all the world go free?
No, there’s a cross for everyone,
And there’s a cross for me.
How happy are the saints above,
Who once went sorrowing here!
But now they taste unmingled love,
And joy without a tear.
The consecrated cross I’ll bear
Till death shall set me free;
And then go home my crown to wear,
For there’s a crown for me.
Upon the crystal pavement down
At Jesus’ piercéd feet,
Joyful I’ll cast my golden crown
And His dear Name repeat.
And palms shall wave, and harps shall ring
Beneath heaven’s arches high;
The Lord that lives, the ransomed sing,
That lives, no more to die.
O precious cross! O glorious crown!
O resurrection day!
When Christ the Lord from Heaven comes down
And bears my soul away.
---Alternative verses---
Oh, precious cross! oh, glorious crown!
Oh, resurrection day!
Ye angels, from the stars come down,
And bear my soul away.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Dates:
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1693,1844,1855
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Bible Refs:
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Mt 16:24;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 2005 | # 435 | | 1956 | # 428 | | | # 449 | | | # 610 | | 1908 | # 557 | | 1938 | # 586 | | 1866 | # 801 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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MAITLAND
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1844
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 449 | Ab | | # 428 | Eb | | # 542 | Bb | | # 742 | Bb | | # 158 | A |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) |
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