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TAKE UP THY CROSS!

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Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jan 17, 1884

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 10, No. 3.

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TAKE UP THY CROSS!

By Laura C. Nourse

BY LAURA C. NOURSE.
TAKE up thy cross! It matters not What shape that cross may be; 'Tis Jesus speaks; his voice is plain, "Come thou and follow me"!
Take up thy cross! The way I lead Is full of thorns and tears; And though thou canst not pierce the gloom, Still come, despite thy fears.
Take up thy cross! Thro' toil and tears Behold the portals fair; My love shall guide thy devious way, Thy peace be all my care.
Take up thy cross! Tho' dark the night, The morning fair shall dawn, And thou shalt see my hand outstretched To bring thee safely home.
Take up thy cross! The crown is near, The darkness almost passed,— A harbor reached,—thy bark safe moored,— 'Twas Christ before the mast!
Manlius, N. Y.