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349 A Cross for Me

Words: v. 1 Thomas Shepherd, 1693. v. 2 Second Advent Hymns, 1842

Music: O. A. Parris, 1935

Meter: Common Meter (8,6,8,6)

Copyright: 1936 Sacred Harp Publishing Company

Must Jesus bear the cross alone,
And all the world go free?
No, there’s a cross for ev’ryone,
And there’s a cross for me.

The consecrated cross I’ll bear
Till death shall set me free;
And then go home my crown to wear,
For there’s a crown for me.