Take Up Thy Cross
When I was young and wild
And lost in my sin
I walked in dreary shadows
Where no light had been.
Weary and crying,
Overcome with dismay.
My face was on the ground
When I heard his voice say:
Take up thy cross, child
And walk on with me.
Don't turn aside, love.
Walk straight on with me.
It wont be much longer
Until we're home free.
Carry your cross, child
And walk home with me.
Sometimes the world seems
Like too much to bear.
I get down at heart and mind
Overburdened with care.
When these trials take me
I remember that day.
When Jesus first came to me
And I heard him say.
Take up thy cross, child
And walk on with me.
Dont turn aside, love.
Walk straight on with me.
It wont be much longer
Until we're home free.
Carry thy cross, child
And walk home with me.
If you live in sin, friend.
And it's brought you to your knees.
Dont look any farther
To find what you need.
Jesus is waiting
For all who are lost.
Cry out to him, friend
And take up thy cross.
Take up thy cross, Child
And walk on with me.
Dont turn aside, love.
Walk straight on with me.
It wont be much longer
Until we're home free.
Carry thy cross, child
And walk home with me.
Karen Butler Ogle
Aug. 2021
