Through the Cross, O Lord, I pray

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First the blood, and then the ointment,
Cleansing, then anointing comes;
If we pass not thru Golgotha,
Ne’er to Pentecost we’ll come.
If the blood has never cleansed us,
Ne’er the Spirit’s pow’r we’ll know,
If for Christ we’d truly witness,
Self-life to the Cross must go.

Through the Cross, O Lord, I pray,
Put my soul-life all away;
Make me any price to pay,
Full anointing to receive.

Christ, the Rock, must first be smitten,
That the living water flow;
Without death the Spirit’s fullness
Ne’er could dwell in man below.
If with Christ we die completely,
Willing thus our all to lose,
He will clothe us with His power
And to win the world will use.

First the altar, then the fire,
If no loss, there’ll be no gain;
If our all has not been offered,
To the throne we’ll ne’er attain.
If to sacrifice we’re willing,
All forsaking, God t’obey,
He to us will be committed
And thru us His pow’r display.

First we must prepare the vessels
That the Oil they may contain;
Dig the valley full of ditches
That they may be filled with Rain.
First we must go thru the Jordan
Ere anointed from above;
First in death we must be baptized,
Then experience the Dove.

When we see the ripened harvest
Of the golden countryside,
We may know that many seeds have
Fallen to the earth and died.
Ere the fruit of life may blossom,
We must surely suffer death;
If with Christ we’ve not been buried,
We’ll not feel the Spirit’s breath.

Since it must be thus, I pray, Lord,
Help me go the narrow way;
Deal with pride and make me willing
Thus to suffer, Thee t’obey.
I for greater power pray not,
Deeper death is what I need;
All the meaning of the Cross, Lord,
Work in me—for this I plead.

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London, United Kingdom

Lord Jesus Lord Jesus
Work in me -Lord
Through the Cross, O Lord, I pray,
Put my soul-life all away;
Make me any price to pay,
Full anointing to receive.
Since it must be thus, I pray, Lord,
Help me go the narrow way;
Deal with pride and make me willing
Thus to suffer, Thee t’obey.
I for greater power pray not,
Deeper death is what I need;
All the meaning of the Cross, Lord,
Work in me—for this I plead.

Un Hermano

Having Died with Christ

from the Elements of the Worl

The experience of Christ’s death is versus asceticism. Day by day we should pass through the cross. This means that no matter what we have done or no matter what has happened to us, the cross takes care of everything. If we are made unhappy in some way by others, we need to apply the cross to our feeling of unhappiness; then the feeling of unhappiness will disappear. This indicates that our way is the cross, not asceticism or any severe treatment of the self. Realizing that we have already died in Christ, we should have a consciousness of the cross. If we realize that we have died in Christ, we will be in resurrection as a new person. We not only have Christ, the unique person, who is versus all things; we also have the cross, the unique way, which is versus all other ways.

As we drive, we come to many intersections; every intersection is a cross. Only by passing through many crosses can we get to our destination. Speaking of spiritual experience, we also must pass through many crosses before we can reach the New Jerusalem ( Rev. 21:2 ). Just as we cannot travel very far geographically without crossing an intersection, so we cannot progress spiritually without passing through the cross. Only when we arrive at the New Jerusalem will we cease to pass through the cross, for by that time all the negative things will have been eliminated (cf. v. 8 ). Until we come to the New Jerusalem, we need to pass through the cross day by day in our walk with the Lord.

The Conclusion of the
New Testament: Experiencing,
Enjoying, and Expressing Christ,
Chapter 355 (LSM)

Arigbede Tomisin

Ado, Ekiti State, Nigeria

I love this

Maria L

Fremont, California, United States

Lord, show us that the church as the kingdom of God cannot exist in the natural life but can exist only in the realm of transfiguration! May we cooperate with You today by exercising our spirit to lose our soul-life for the Lord’s sake and experience transformation and transfiguration 🙏. We love you Lord Jesus ❤️

Deidre Johnson

Vista, CA, United States

In memory of Faithful brother, Michael Stewart passing in London 10/16/24, 5 pm London time.

v. 5 - he is the seed that fell into the ground and died, yielding the “ripened harvest on the golden countryside” in the many places he served and lived. Also as a coworker, husband and father. I was formerly with the family in Long Beach, CA.

James Smith

Mansfield, Ohio, United States

I can see some the inspiration for this hymn might of come from AB Simpson’s hymn “Crucified with Christ my savior. ” The tune is the same one written by Mrs. Simpson. They are at least similar in general saying “If no death no Life. ” The lesson of the cross is a hard lesson. I always have trouble singing this hymn, but I know this experience leads us deeper into our relationship with Christ.

Benjamin Lee

New York City, New York, United States

Maurice Ward

Columbus, Ohio, United States

In the beginning of Moses's ministry God did not allow him to have a quick and swift victory over Pharaoh. Instead he faced opposition. Moses cried out and said, "Why is it that you have sent me?" What Moses saw has defeat was actually his dying to self (self-esteem, self-ambition, self-seeking, and self-confidence). Moses was becoming one who would fall into the ground as a grain of wheat to die, no longer to abide alone, but to bear much fruit.

Pey-Jing Mehrinfar

San Marcos, TX, United States

Glory Jung

Anaheim, CA, United States

In Hymns, #279 Brother Nee wrote, "I for greater power pray not, / Deeper death is what I need."