Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone?

Must Je­sus bear the cross alone

And all the world go free?

No

there’s a cross for ev­ery­one

And there’s a cross for me.

How hap­py are the saints above

Who once went sor­row­ing here!

But now they taste un­min­gled love

And joy with­out a tear.

The con­se­crat­ed cross I’ll bear

Till death shall set me free;

And then go home my crown to wear

For there’s a crown for me.

Upon the crys­tal pave­ment down

At Je­sus’ pierc­èd feet

Joyful I’ll cast my gold­en crown

And His dear name re­peat.

O pre­cious cross! O glo­ri­ous crown!

O re­sur­rect­ion day!

When Christ the Lord

From Heav’n comes down

And bears my soul away.