Though Christ a thousand times (Alternate)

Though Christ a thousand times

In Bethlehem be born

If He’s not born in thee

Thy soul is still forlorn.

The Cross on Golgotha

Will never save thy soul;

The Cross in thine own heart

Alone can make thee whole.

O

Cross of Christ

I take thee

Into this heart of mine

That I to my own self may die

And rise to thy life Divine.

What e’er thou lovest

man

That too become thou must;

God

if thou lovest God

Dust

if thou lovest dust.

Go out

God will come in;

Die thou and let Him live;

Be not and He will be;

Wait and He’ll all things give.

To bring thee to thy God

Love takes the shortest route;

The way which knowledge leads

Is but a roundabout.

Drive out from thee the world

And then thy heart shall be

Filled with the love of God

And holy like as He.