I am crucified with Christ

I am crucified with Christ

And the cross hath set me free;

I have ris’n again with Christ

And He lives and reigns in me.

Oh! it is so sweet to die with Christ

To the world

and self

and sin;

Oh! it is so sweet to live with Christ

As He lives and reigns within.

Mystery hid from ancient ages!

But at length to faith made plain:

Christ in me the Hope of Glory

Tell it o’er and o’er again.

This the secret nature hideth

Harvest grows from buried grain;

A poor tree with better grafted

Richer

sweeter life doth gain.

This the secret of the holy

Not our holiness

but Him;

O Lord! empty us and fill us

With Thy fulness to the brim.

This the balm for pain and sickness

Just to all our strength to die

And to find His life and fulness

All our being’s need supply.

This the story of the Master

Thru the Cross

He reached the Throne

And like Him our path to glory

Ever leads through death alone.