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"Take Up Your Cross," the Savior Said
Author: Charles W. Everest Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 297 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 16:24 Lyrics: 1 "Take up your cross," the Savior said,
"if you would my disciple be;
take up your cross with willing heart,
and humbly follow after me."
2 Take up your cross; let not its weight
fill your weak soul with vain alarm;
his strength shall bear your spirit up,
and brace your heart and nerve your arm.
3 Take up your cross; nor heed the shame,
and let your foolish pride be still;
your Lord refused not e'en to die
upon a cross, on Calv'ry's hill.
4 Take up your cross, then, in his strength,
and calmly sin's wild deluge brave;
'twill guide you to a better home,
it points to glory o'er the grave.
5 Take up your cross, and follow on,
nor think till death to lay it down;
for only he who bears the cross
may hope to wear the glorious crown.
Topics: The Christian Life Tribulation and Suffering; Christian Service; Crown of Life; Self-Denial Used With Tune: QUEBEC
"Take Up Your Cross," the Savior Said
Onward, Christian Soldiers
Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Meter: 6.5.6.5 D with refrain Appears in 1,795 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 16:18 Lyrics: 1 Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,
with the cross of Jesus going on before.
Christ, the royal master, leads against the foe;
forward into battle see his banners go!
Refrain:
Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,
with the cross of Jesus going on before.
2 Like a mighty army moves the church of God;
let us boldly follow where the saints have trod.
We are not divided; all one body we
one in hope and doctrine, one in charity. Refrain
3 Crowns and thrones may perish, kingdoms rise and wane,
but the church of Jesus constant will remain;
gates of hell can never 'gainst that church prevail.
We have Christ's own promise, and that cannot fail. Refrain
4 Onward, then, O people, join our happy throng:
blend with ours your voices in the triumph song.
Glory, laud, and honor unto Christ the King,
we through countless ages with the angels sing. Refrain
Topics: Cross of Christ; Reformation; Warfare, Spiritual; Songs for Children Hymns; Church and Mission; Church; Cross of Christ; Kingdom; Missions; Reformation; Warfare, Spiritual Used With Tune: ST. GERTRUDE
Onward, Christian Soldiers
Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
Author: Henry F. Lyte Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,304 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 16:24 Topics: Following Christ; Jerusalem; Persecution Of Believers; Post-Communion Service; Profession of Faith; Renunciation; Suffering With Christ; Commitment To Christ Used With Tune: ELLISDIE
Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
ST. GERTRUDE
Meter: 6.5.6.5 D with refrain Appears in 1,005 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Arthur S. Sullivan Scripture: Matthew 16:18 Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 55555 65221 23135 Used With Text: Onward, Christian Soldiers
ST. GERTRUDE
Nearer, My God, to You
Author: Thomas H. Troeger; Sarah Flower Adams Hymnal: The New Century Hymnal #606 (1995) Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4 Scripture: Matthew 16:24 First Line: Nearer, my God to you, nearer to you Lyrics: 1 Nearer, my God, to you, nearer to you.
I'll bear the cross as Christ calls me to do
and pray each day anew:
Nearer my God, to you, nearer my God, to you,
nearer to you.
2 When I am wandering as Jacob did,
and in the deepest night the path is hid,
my dreams will bring me, too,
Nearer my God, to you, nearer my God, to you,
nearer to you.
3 Let Jacob's ladder fill the sky above,
and angels carry down the faith and love
to keep this goal in view:
Nearer my God, to you, nearer my God, to you,
nearer to you.
4 Then, waking from the night to morning air
by Bethel's stone, I'll know you hear my prayer,
and how my yearning grew:
Nearer my God, to you, nearer my God, to you,
nearer to you.
Topics: Biblical Names; Cross of Believers; Eternal Life; Faith and Aspiration; Prayer; Year A Proper 11; Year B Proper 19 Languages: English Tune Title: BETHANY
Nearer, My God, to You
Nearer, My God, to Thee
Author: Sarah Flower Adams; Erhardt Friedrich Wunderlich Hymnal: Voices Together #658 (2020) Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.4 Scripture: Matthew 16:24 Lyrics: 1 Nearer, my God, to thee,
nearer to thee!
E’en though it be a cross
that raiseth me;
still all my song shall be,
nearer, my God, to thee,
nearer, my God, to thee,
nearer to thee!
2 Though like the wanderer,
the sun gone down,
darkness be over me,
my rest a stone;
yet in my dreams I’d be
nearer, my God, to thee,
nearer, my God, to thee,
nearer to thee!
3 There let the way appear
steps unto heav’n;
all that thou sendest me
in mercy giv’n;
angels to beckon me
nearer, my God, to thee,
nearer, my God, to thee,
nearer to thee!
4 Then, with my waking thoughts
bright with thy praise,
out of my stony griefs,
Bethel I’ll raise;
so by my woes to be
nearer, my God, to thee,
nearer, my God, to thee,
nearer to thee!
5 Or if on joyful wing,
cleaving the sky,
sun, moon, and stars forgot,
upward I fly,
still all my song shall be,
nearer, my God, to thee,
nearer, my God, to thee,
nearer to thee!
1 Näher, mein Gott, zu dir,
näher zu dir!
Drückt mich auch Kummer hier,
drohet man mir,
soll doch trotz Kreuz und Pein,
dies meine Losung sein:
Näher, mein Gott, zu dir!
Näher zu dir!
2 Bricht mir, wie Jakob dort,
Nacht auch herein,
find ich zum Ruheort
nur einen Stein,
ist auch im Traume hier
mein Sehnen für und für: …
3 Geht auch die schmale Bahn
aufwärts gar steil,
führt sie doch himmelan
zu unserm Heil.
Engel, so licht und schön,
winken aus selgen Höhn. …
4 Ist dann die Nacht vorbei,
leuchtet die Sonn,
weih ich mich dir aufs Neu
vor deinem Thron,
baue mein Bethel dir
und jauchz mit Freuden hier: …
5 Ist mir auch ganz verhüllt
dein Weg allhier,
wird nur mein Wunsch erfüllt:
näher zu dir!
Schließt dann mein Pilgerlauf,
schwing ich mich freudig auf, … Topics: Comfort; Darkness and Light; Discipleship; Funeral / Memorial Service; Heaven; Protection Languages: German Tune Title: BETHANY
Nearer, My God, to Thee
Just as I Am
Author: Charlotte Elliott (1789-1871) Hymnal: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #820 (1972) Meter: 8.8.8.6 Scripture: Matthew 16:16 First Line: Just as I am, without one plea Lyrics: 1 Just as I am, without one plea,
But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bid'st me come to Thee,
O Lamb of God, I come! I come!
2 Just as I am, and waiting not
To rid my soul of one dark blot,
To Thee whose blood can cleanse each spot,
O Lamb of God, I come! I come!
3 Just as I am, though tossed about
With many a conflict, many a doubt,
Fightings and fears within, without,
O Lamb of God, I come! I come!
4 Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind,
Sight, riches, healing of the mind,
Yea, all I need, in Thee to find,
O Lamb of God, I come! I come!
5 Just as I am, Thou wilt receive,
Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;
Because Thy promise I believe,
O Lamb of God, I come! I come!
6 Just as I am, Thy love unknown
Has broken ev'ry barrier down;
Now, to be Thine, yea, Thine alone,
O Lamb of God, I come! I come! Topics: Salvation Repentance, Faith; Book Four: Occasional Selections, Gospel Songs and Hymns Languages: English Tune Title: SO WIE ICH BIN
Just as I Am
Charles William Everest
1814 - 1877 Person Name: Charles W. Everest Scripture: Matthew 16:24 Author of ""Take Up Your Cross," the Savior Said" in Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) Everest, Charles William, M.A., born at East Windsor, Connecticut, May 27, 1814, graduated at Trinity College, Hartford, 1838, and took Holy Orders in 1842. He was rector at Hamden, Connecticut, from 1842 to 1873, and also agent for the Society for the Increase of the Ministry. He died at Waterbury, Connecticut, Jan. 11, 1877 (See Poets of Connecticut, 1843). In 1833 he published Visions of Death, and Other Poems; from this work his popular hymn is taken:—
Take up thy cross, the Saviour said. Following Jesus. The original text of this hymn differs very materially from that which is usually found in the hymn-books. The most widely known form of the text is that in Hymns Ancient & Modern, where it appeared in 1861. It was copied by the Compilers from another collection, but by whom the alterations were made is unknown. The nearest approach to the original is in Horder's Congregational Hymn Book, 1884. Original text in Biggs's English Hymnology, 1873, p. 24. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.]
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Charles William Everest
Arthur Sullivan
1842 - 1900 Person Name: Arthur S. Sullivan Scripture: Matthew 16:18 Composer of "ST. GERTRUDE" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Arthur Seymour Sullivan (b Lambeth, London. England. 1842; d. Westminster, London, 1900) was born of an Italian mother and an Irish father who was an army bandmaster and a professor of music. Sullivan entered the Chapel Royal as a chorister in 1854. He was elected as the first Mendelssohn scholar in 1856, when he began his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He also studied at the Leipzig Conservatory (1858-1861) and in 1866 was appointed professor of composition at the Royal Academy of Music. Early in his career Sullivan composed oratorios and music for some Shakespeare plays. However, he is best known for writing the music for lyrics by William S. Gilbert, which produced popular operettas such as H.M.S. Pinafore (1878), The Pirates of Penzance (1879), The Mikado (1884), and Yeomen of the Guard (1888). These operettas satirized the court and everyday life in Victorian times. Although he composed some anthems, in the area of church music Sullivan is best remembered for his hymn tunes, written between 1867 and 1874 and published in The Hymnary (1872) and Church Hymns (1874), both of which he edited. He contributed hymns to A Hymnal Chiefly from The Book of Praise (1867) and to the Presbyterian collection Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867). A complete collection of his hymns and arrangements was published posthumously as Hymn Tunes by Arthur Sullivan (1902). Sullivan steadfastly refused to grant permission to those who wished to make hymn tunes from the popular melodies in his operettas.
Bert Polman
Arthur Sullivan
S. Baring-Gould
1834 - 1924 Person Name: Sabine Baring-Gould Scripture: Matthew 16:18 Author of "Onward, Christian Soldiers" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Baring-Gould, Sabine, M.A., eldest son of Mr. Edward Baring-Gould, of Lew Trenchard, Devon, b. at Exeter, Jan. 28, 1834, and educated at Clare College, Cambridge, B.A. 1857, M.A. 1860. Taking Holy Orders in 1864, he held the curacy of Horbury, near Wakefield, until 1867, when he was preferred to the incumbency of Dalton, Yorks. In 1871 he became rector of East Mersea, Essex, and in 1881 rector of Lew Trenchard, Devon. His works are numerous, the most important of which are, Lives of the Saints, 15 vols., 1872-77; Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, 2 series, 1866-68; The Origin and Development of Religious Belief, 2 vols., 1869-1870; and various volumes of sermons. His hymns, original and translated, appeared in the Church Times; Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1868 and 1875; The People's Hymnal, 1867, and other collections, the most popular being "Onward, Christian soldiers," "Daily, daily sing the praises," the translation "Through the night of doubt and sorrow," and the exquisite Easter hymn, "On the Resurrection Morning."
His latest effort in hymnology is the publication of original Church Songs, 1884, of which two series have been already issued. In the Sacristy for Nov. 1871, he also contributed nine carols to an article on "The Noels and Carols of French Flanders.” These have been partially transferred to Chope's and Staniforth's Carol Books, and also to his Church Songs.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Baring-Gould, S., p. 114, i. Other hymns in common use are:—
1. Forward! said the Prophet. Processional. Appeared in the New Mitre Hymnal, 1874.
2. My Lord, in glory reigning. Christ in Glory. In Mrs. Brock's Children's Hymn Book, 1881.
3. Now severed is Jordan. Processional. Appeared in the S. Mary, Aberdeen, Hymnal, 1866, the People's Hymnal, 1867, &c.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
S. Baring-Gould
