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40. Take Up Thy Cross and Follow Me

1. I walked one day along a country road,
And there a stranger journeyed, too,
Bent low beneath the burden of His load:
It was a cross, a cross I knew.

Refrain:
“Take up thy cross and follow Me,”
I hear the blessed Savior call;
How can I make a lesser sacrifice,
When Jesus gave His all?

2. I cried, “Lord Jesus,” and He spoke my name;
I saw His hands all bruised and torn;
I stooped to kiss away the marks of shame,
The shame for me that He had borne.

3. “Oh, let me bear Thy cross, dear Lord,” I cried,
And, lo, a cross for me appeared,
The one, forgotten, I had cast aside,
The one, so long, that I had feared.

4. My cross I’ll carry till the crown appears—
The way I journey soon will end—
Where God Himself shall wipe away all tears,
And friend hold fellowship with friend.

Text Information

• First Line: I walked one day along a country road
• Title: Take Up Thy Cross and Follow Me
• Author: Alfred H. Ackley (1922)
• Refrain First Line: "Take up thy cross and follow Me,"
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013

Tune Information

• Name: [I walked one day along a country road]
• Composer: Alfred H. Ackley (1922)
• Incipit: 53343 21332 25432
• Key: F Major