Hymnal: New Christian Hymn and Tune Book
Date: 1882
Compiler: Fillmore Brothers
Publisher/Printer: Fillmore Brothers
First Line: Lord as to thy dear cross we flee
Topic: Christian/Afflictions
Writer: J Gurney
Composer: William Bradbury
Meter: CM
Tune: Brown
Hymn Number: 303
Page Number: 101, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsLORD, as to thy dear cross we flee,
And pray to be forgiven,
So let thy life our pattern be,
And form our souls for heaven.
Help us, through good report and ill,
Our daily cross to bear;
Like thee, to do our Father's will,
Our brother's griefs to share.
Let grace our selfishness expel,
Our earthliness refine;
And kindness in our bosoms dwell,
As free and true as thine.
If joy shall at thy biding fly,
And grief's dark day come on,
We, in our turn, would meekly cry,
"Father, thy will be done!"
Kept peaceful in the midst of strife,
Forgiving and forgiven,
O may we lead the pilgrim's life,
And follow thee to heave!