Cross Bearing

Cross Bearing

O Jesus I have taken
My cross to follow Thee.
Help me to bravely bear it
And bring no shame on Thee.
Though steep the way and rugged,
And hard the cross I bear,
The load will be adjusted
And Thou the weight wilt share.

What is my cross compared with Thine,
The bitter cup that Thou did'st drain,
The baptism with which Thou wast baptized,
The awful cross Thy blood did'st stain?

Oh in Thy cross I glory,
For there my debt was paid,
My soul was fully cleansed,
My peace with God was made.
And in my cross I glory,
That I may share with Thee
Thy suff'ring and Thy glory,
And reign also with Thee.