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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.
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?
What does bearing the Cross mean to you?
You who've given yourself, your all to God!
To God are you wholly true?
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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.
How easy to say, We give all;
Till some rougher cross lies just before,
And sterner is duty's call.
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Do you falter then, or, true to death,
Just die on the cross in the way,
Till the fulness of life from the Living One
Is filling you day by day?
Just die on the cross in the way,
Till the fulness of life from the Living One
Is filling you day by day?
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'Tis the plan of life, for you die to live,
One with Jesus crucified;
With the life alone to be lived through you,
Of the Risen, the Glorified.
One with Jesus crucified;
With the life alone to be lived through you,
Of the Risen, the Glorified.
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Baguio City, Philippines
The way of the cross is a lesson difficult to learn yet ever needful. We need the cross in our Christian life, especially in our service in the church. May we be found faithful in ministering to the saints for the building of His body all the days of our lives till the Lord comes back.
Philippines
2 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.
5 Care not for pers'nal loss or gain
To the will of God take heed
If we count but refuse all things of earth
His plan can then proceed.
How easy it is for us to say "Amen" when the Lord asks for light things, but when He asks for something dear to us, do we say "Amen" with no second thoughts?
May we pray that the Lord grant us strength and a submissive will to simply allow Him to work into us, that we become luminaries lighting up this dark world.
Manila, Philippines
I usually ask myself while singing this hymn to remind me of the way of the cross. What does bearing the Cross mean to ME? I who've given MYself, MY all to God! To God am I wholly true?