"Take up Thy Cross and Follow Me"
Composer: H. W. Petrie
Lyricist: Miss. C. Saunders
Original Publication and Copyright ©MDCCCXCIII by National Music Co.

[Verse 1.]
I love to hear my Saviour's voice,
It bids my weary heart rejoice.
I love to hear him say to me,
"Come to the cross of Calvary."

When sin and grief my path surround,
I love to hear the blissful sound,
"A mansion I've prepared for thee,
Come, poor sinner, come to me."

[Chorus]
Take up thy cross and follow me,
My blood, my blood was shed for thee,
Take up thy cross and follow me,
My blood, my blood was shed for thee.

[Verse 2.]
I love to hear Him kindly say,
"I am the truth, the life, the way:
Oh, come to me, be not cast down,
I'll ransome thee, give thee a crown,

Cast sin away, in glory rest.
I ransome all, by sin opprest,
Take up thy cross and follow me,
My blood, my blood was shed for thee."

[Chorus]