The Way of the Cross

The way of the cross means sac­ri­fice

As to God you yield your all;

To be laid on the al­tar

the place of death

Where fire will sure­ly fall.

’Tis the way of the cross! are you will­ing for this?

What does bear­ing the cross mean to you?

You who’ve giv­en your­self

your all

to God!

To God are you whol­ly true?

As the voice of song and pray­er we raise

How easy to say

We give all!

Till some rough­er cross lies just be­fore

And stern­er is du­ty’s call.

Do you fal­ter then

or

true to death

Just die on the cross in the way

Till the full­ness of life from the Liv­ing One

Is fill­ing you day by day?

’Tis the place of life—for you die to live

One with Je­sus cru­ci­fied;

With the life alone to be lived thro’ you

Of the ris­en

the glo­ri­fied!