Hymnal: The Pilgrim's Hymn Book
Date: 1816
Compiler: Joseph Thomas
Publisher/Printer: J Foster
First Line: Asham'd of Christ my soul disdains
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Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
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Meter: CM
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Hymn Number: CXXII
Page Number: 161, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsAsham'd of Christ! my soul disdains
The mean ungen'rous thought;
Shall I disown that friend whose blood
To man salvation brought?
With the glad news of love and peace,
From heav'n to earth he came;
For us endur'd the painful cross,
For us despis'd the shame.
At his command we must take up
Our cross without delay;
Our lives-and thousand lives of ours
His love can ne'er repay.
Each faithful suff'rer Jesus views
With constant dear delight;
Their lives to him are dear, their deaths
Are precious in his sight
To hear his name, his cross to bear!
Our highest honor, this;
Who nobly suffers now for him,
Shall reign with him in bliss.
But should we in the evil day
From our profession fly;
Jesus the judge, before the world,
The traitor will deny.