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The way of the Cross means sacrifice,
As to God you yield your all
To be laid on the altar, the place of death,
Where fire will surely fall.
As to God you yield your all
To be laid on the altar, the place of death,
Where fire will surely fall.
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'Tis the way of the Cross, are you willing for this?
What does bearing the Cross mean to you?
You who've given yourself, your all to God!
To God are you wholly true?
What does bearing the Cross mean to you?
You who've given yourself, your all to God!
To God are you wholly true?
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As the voice of song and prayer we raise,
How easy to say, We give all;
Till some rougher cross lies just before,
And sterner is duty's call.
How easy to say, We give all;
Till some rougher cross lies just before,
And sterner is duty's call.
As the voice of song and prayer we raise,
How easy to say, We give all;
Till some rougher cross lies just before,
And sterner is duty's call.
How easy to say, We give all;
Till some rougher cross lies just before,
And sterner is duty's call.
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Do you falter then, or, true to death,
Just die on the cross in the way,
Till the fulness of life from the Living One
Is filling you day by day?
Just die on the cross in the way,
Till the fulness of life from the Living One
Is filling you day by day?
Do you falter then, or, true to death,
Just die on the cross in the way,
Till the fulness of life from the Living One
Is filling you day by day?
Just die on the cross in the way,
Till the fulness of life from the Living One
Is filling you day by day?
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'Tis the plan of life, for you die to live,
One with Jesus crucified;
With the life alone to be lived through you,
Of the Risen, the Glorified.
One with Jesus crucified;
With the life alone to be lived through you,
Of the Risen, the Glorified.
'Tis the plan of life, for you die to live,
One with Jesus crucified;
With the life alone to be lived through you,
Of the Risen, the Glorified.
One with Jesus crucified;
With the life alone to be lived through you,
Of the Risen, the Glorified.
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Storrs, Connecticut, United States
Hymn 630 was written and composed by two women who lived around the same time and were both associated with the Keswick Convention in Northern England.
Mary E. Maxwell was born in 1846, in Islington, London, England. She was the eldest daughter of H. W. Dobell of Eltham, London. (Her mother‘s maiden name was Smith). Mary married William Maxwell on February 13, 1873, in Eltham Congregational Church. She died on March 24, 1936, Eastbourne, Sussex, England. Mary Maxwell is associated with the Keswick Convention and is credited for producing various hymn-tunes.
The tune (Channels) for “Channels Only” was however composed by Ada Rose Gibbs who was born Oct. 5, 1863, at Whitechapel in London, England.
Ada’s parents were George Edward Rose and Erllen S. Reeve Rose. Ada sang at City Temple, Holborn, London and studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London for five years. She began working for the Salvation Army in 1890. She also sang for Dwight Moody’s evangelistic missions, and was part of the Keswick Convention movement. Her husband was William J. Gibbs, a former superintendent of the Methodist Central Hall in Kent. They married on August of 1898, in Islington, London. Ada Gibbs died on April 16, 1905.
The hymn first appeared in a 1900s booklet entitled “Twenty-Four Gems of Sacred Song” edited by Mrs. Gibbs who provided the music published for the Keswick Convention.
This hymn is based on 2 Tim. 2:21 “A vessel unto honor…. fit for the Master’s use. ”
From stanza one we learn that we must be saved, cleansed, and filled with Christ.
From stanza two, we must tell others of God’s salvation.
From stanza three, we see that we must look to Christ in order to be emptied, cleansed and filled with His Spirit of power to carry out His Economy (command as stated in the text).
From stanza four, we must allow Christ to save us and possess us fully.
Stanza five admonishes us to be filled with Christ, surrender our hearts to Him that the streams of living water may flow.
The chorus is a prayer, asking the Lord for help and direction to apply these principles in our lives.
This is the highest calling …. for us to serve God as “Channels Only. ”
Fremont, California, United States
Praise the Lord! The Lord was willing and even glad to take up His cross, for He knew the joy set before Him. The cross is not a suffering: the cross is termination that we can now partake of His willingness to take up the cross, we will not complain, we will not murmur, and we will not speak about. We will simply bear it in our daily life for the building of the church. Hallelujah! 😀
Baguio City, Philippines
The way of the cross is a lesson difficult to learn yet ever needful. We need the cross in our Christian life, especially in our service in the church. May we be found faithful in ministering to the saints for the building of His body all the days of our lives till the Lord comes back.
Philippines
2 As the voice of song and prayer we raise,
How easy to say, We give all;
Till some rougher cross lies just before,
And sterner is duty's call.
5 Care not for pers'nal loss or gain
To the will of God take heed
If we count but refuse all things of earth
His plan can then proceed.
How easy it is for us to say "Amen" when the Lord asks for light things, but when He asks for something dear to us, do we say "Amen" with no second thoughts?
May we pray that the Lord grant us strength and a submissive will to simply allow Him to work into us, that we become luminaries lighting up this dark world.
Manila, Philippines
I usually ask myself while singing this hymn to remind me of the way of the cross. What does bearing the Cross mean to ME? I who've given MYself, MY all to God! To God am I wholly true?