“
Must Jesus bear the cross alone
And all the world go free?
No, there’s a cross for everyone
And there’s a cross for me.
The consecrated cross I’ll bear
Till death shall set me free
And then go home, a crown to wear
For there’s a crown for me.
—
And all the world go free?
No, there’s a cross for everyone
And there’s a cross for me.
The consecrated cross I’ll bear
Till death shall set me free
And then go home, a crown to wear
For there’s a crown for me.
—
Thomas Shepherd, Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone? (1693)
from Matthew 16:24
