The Church Hymnal ‎#390

390. O what, if we are Christ's

1 Oh, what, if we are Christ's,
Is earthly shame or loss?
Bright shall the crown of glory be
When we have borne the cross.

2 Keen was the trial once,
Bitter the cup of woe,
When martyred saints, baptized in blood,
Christ's sufferings shared below.

3 Bright is their glory now,
Boundless their joy above,
Where, on the bosom of their God,
They rest in perfect love.

4 Lord, may that grace be ours,
Like them in faith to bear
All that of sorrow, grief, or pain,
May be our portion here:

5 Enough, if Thou at last
The word of blessing give,
And let us rest beneath Thy feet,
Where saints and angels live.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O what, if we are Christ's
• Author: H. W. Baker
• Meter: S.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: All Saints; General; Other Feasts and Fasts; Parochial Missions; Processionals: Corner-stone and Consecration; Processionals: Missions

Tune Information

• Name: ST. MICHAEL
• Meter: S.M.
• Key: G Major