Never further than Thy Cross
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Never further than Thy Cross, Never higher than Thy feet, Here earth’s precious things seem dross, Here earth’s bitter things grow sweet. |
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Gazing thus our sin we see, Learn Thy love while gazing thus; Sin which laid the Cross on Thee; Love which bore the Cross for us. |
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Here we learn to serve and give, And rejoicing, self deny; Here we gather love to live; Here we gather faith to die. |
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Symbols of our liberty And our service here unite; Captives, by Thy Cross set free; Soldiers of Thy Cross, we fight. |
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Pressing onwards as we can, Still to this our hearts must tend; Where our earliest hopes began, There our last aspirings end. |
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Till amid the hosts of light We in Thee redeemed, complete, Through Thy Cross made pure and white, Cast our crowns before Thy feet. |
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Detroit, MI, United States
Elizabeth Rundle Charles was the daughter of a member of Parliament, and her husband was a lawyer. She became a renowned writer, scholar, musician and artist in her own right. For a time she was one of the most famous women in Britain. - Great Songs of Faith by Brown & Norton