Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone?

Words:
Thomas Shepherd
Music:
George N. Allen

Sheet music

  1. 1Must Jesus bear the cross alone,And all the world go free?-No, there’s a cross for ev’ry one,And there’s a cross for me.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.
  2. 2Upon the crystal pavement, downAt Jesus’ pierced feet,With joy I’ll cast my golden crown,And His dear name re-peat.O precious cross! O glorious crown!O resurrection day!Ye angels, from the stars come downAnd bear my soul away.

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1693, the words are in 1,424 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

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