The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9336

9336. The Southern Cross

1 Bearing the Savior’s story
O’er many leagues of flood,
’Neath Afric’s sky of glory,
In midnight prayer I stood,
While other constellations
The Southern Cross outshone,
And said, "Go teach all nations
The cross, that wins the crown."

2 "Take, Lord! oh, my defender!"
The grateful herald prayed,
"My uttermost surrender
Of heart and hand and head!"
"The cross of suffering, wear it,"
Came whispered o’er the sea:
"Fear not, for thou canst bear it:
Christ bore it once for thee."

Text Information

• First Line: Bearing the Savior’s story
• Title: The Southern Cross
• Author: Charles H. A. Dall
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Language: English
• Source: Singers and Songs of the Liberal Faith by Alfred P. Putnam (Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1875)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: FARMER
• Composer: John Farmer (1892)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain