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The Sinner — Warning and Invitation

Take up thy cross, the Saviour said

"Take up thy cross," the Saviour said

  • No. 389
  • Words Charles W. Everest.
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

"Take up thy cross," the Saviour 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 weightFill thy weak spirit with alarm;His strength shall bear thy spirit up,And brace thy heart and nerve thy 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, then, in his strength,And calmly every danger brave;'Twill guide thee to a better home,And lead to victory o'er the grave.

5

Take up thy cross, and follow Christ;Nor think till death to lay it down;For only he who bears the crossMay hope to wear the glorious crown.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «389» (large) with the reference line «428, 215, 47.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 428, 215 or 47); stanzas 1–3 stand in the lower part of the left column of p. 127, below hymn 388, and stanzas 4–5 at the top of the right column, ending with «Charles W. Everest.» in italics. The first word «TAKE» is set in capitals and small capitals, after an opening quotation mark. The print sets a thin space before «;» and after the opening quotation mark («be ;», «cross ;», «alarm ;», «shame ;», «rebel ;», «brave ;», «Christ ;», «down ;», «" If»); it is closed up here. The printer's curly quotation marks and apostrophes are written straight («"», «'Twill», «o'er»). Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's («Saviour»). No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8, like the three tunes of the reference line).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Sinner — Warning and Invitation · No. 389 · printed page 127
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01