Hymn Chords

303. Beneath the Cross of Jesus

A           Adim6    A       E7         Bm7  E7  A
Beneath the cross of Jesus I fain would take my  stand,

Db7 Gbm       Db7 Gbm  Gb7 Bm   Gbm  Bm7    D     Db
The shadow of a  might-y   rock with-in   a weary land;

A             D   A   D   A7      D       F#     Bm
A home within the wil-der-ness, a rest up-on the way,

         E7             A        A     D       A      E7     A
From the burning of the noontide heat, and the burden of the day.


[[Full Lyrics]]

[Verse 1]
Beneath the cross of Jesus
I fain would take my stand,
The shadow of a mighty rock
Within a weary land;
A home within the wilderness,
A rest upon the way,
From the burning of the noontide heat,
And the burden of the day.

[Verse 2]
Upon that cross of Jesus
Mine eye at times can see
The very dying form of One
Who suffered there for me;
And from my stricken heart with tears
Two wonders I confess:
The wonders of redeeming love
And my unworthiness.

[Verse 3]
I take, O cross, thy shadow
For my abiding place;
I ask no other sunshine than
The sunshine of His face;
Content to let the world go by,
To know no gain nor loss,
My sinful self my only shame,
My glory all the cross.