The Cross of My Redeemer

On Cal­va­ry’s dist­ant mount­ain

The cross of faith I see

Where once the Lord of glo­ry

Was cru­ci­fied for me.

The cross of my Re­deem­er

O may I still de­fend

And through the grace He giv­eth

Be faith­ful to the end.

As on that cross ex­tend­ed

He suf­fered

bled and died

To sin­ful thoughts and plea­sures

May I be cru­ci­fied.

He bore that cross with pa­tience;

Through sor­row dark and sin

He bids me now

be­liev­ing

Take up my cross for Him.

Had I no foes to con­quer

No cross on earth to bear

A vic­tor’s crown of tri­umph

I could not hope to wear.