The Cross Before the Crown

lyricist: John Carhart, 1871
Composer: William Rogers

Our light af­flict­ions

which a mo­ment last

Oft bring the joys of fu­ture glo­ry down;

They pro­mise give of life

when time is past

They bid us wait—the cross be­fore the crown.

O’er qui­et seas we sail not to our rest;

The skies above us oft with tem­pests frown

Yet they who suf­fer with their Lord are blest;

He bore the cross be­fore He wore the crown.

What though the rough winds shake thy fra­gile bark

And many wa­ters threat­en thee to drown

God speaks to thee in voice of mer­cy–hark!

Trust thou in Him–the cross be­fore the crown.

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