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[Jesus, I my cross have taken]
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This glorious hymn is said to have been composed by a young English lady, a Methodist, who had suffered much affliction.
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Jesus, I my cross have taken,All to leave and follow thee:
Naked, poor, despised, forsaken,
Thou from hence my all shalt be:
Perish ev'ry fond ambition,
All I've sought, or hoped, or known,
Yet how rich is my condition,
God and heav'n are still my own!
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Let the world despise and leave me,They have left my Saviour, too;
Human hearts and looks deceive me,
Thou art not like them, untrue;
And whilst thou shalt smile upon me,
God of wisdom, love, and might,
Foes may hate, and friends disown me;
Show thy face and all is bright.
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Go, then, earthly fame and treasure,Come, disaster, scorn, and pain;
In thy service pain is pleasure,
With thy favour loss is gain.
I have called thee, Abba, Father,
I have set my heart on thee:
Storms may howl, and clouds may gather,
All must work for good to me.
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Man may trouble and distress me,'Twill but drive me to thy breast;
Life with trials hard may press me,
Heav'n will bring me sweeter rest.
Oh! 'tis not in grief to harm me,
While thy love is left to me;
Oh! 'twere not in joy to charm me,
Were that joy unmix'd with thee.
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Soul, then know thy full salvation;Rise o'er sin, and fear, and care;
Joy to find, in ev'ry station,
Something still to do or bear:
Think what Spirit dwells within thee;
Think what Father's smiles are thine;
Think that Jesus died to win thee;
Child of heaven, canst thou repine?
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Haste thee on from grace to glory,Arm'd by faith, and wing'd by prayer!
Heaven's eternal day's before thee,
God's own hand shall guide thee there:
Soon shall close thy earthly mission,
Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days;
Hope shall change to glad fruition,
Faith to sight, and prayer to praise.
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