Carry Your Cross with a Smile

Tho’ your heart may be hea­vy with sor­row and care

You may oth­ers to glad­ness be­guile

If a face like the light of the morn­ing you wear

And car­ry your cross with a smile!

Carry your cross with a smile

Carry your cross with a smile;

You may oth­ers from sad­ness to glad­ness be­guile

If you car­ry your cross with a smile.

Let the well by the way­side that flows un­to all

Strength im­part for each step of the mile;

Let your faith the great pro­mis­es oft­en re­call

And car­ry your cross with a smile!

For the work that you faith­ful­ly

will­ing­ly do

You shall reap a re­ward aft­er while;

Only grace in your serv­ice can glo­ri­fy you

So car­ry your cross with a smile!