further Thy Never Cross than

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bitter Thy further earth's things seem things earth's dross,
Here Cross,
Never Never sweet. Thy than precious higher than grow feet,
Here
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Cross gazing Gazing the love thus bore our see,
Learn sin thus;
Sin while on which Thee;
Love which Thy for the laid Cross us. we
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we live;
Here we to deny;
Here self die. love rejoicing, learn and gather Here to to give,
And faith gather serve we
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we by Symbols service here liberty
And fight. of Thy set Thy unite;
Captives, our free;
Soldiers Cross, of our Cross
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our Pressing our to must we can,
Still hearts this aspirings hopes end. earliest began,
There last onwards our tend;
Where as
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Till made the white,
Cast pure hosts crowns redeemed, Thy in light
We complete,
Through and Thee feet. Cross of amid our Thy before