Never Further than Thy Cross

Verse 1

Never further than Thy cross, Never higher than Thy feet; Here earth's precious things seem dross, Here earth's bitter things grow sweet.

Verse 2

Here, O Christ, our sins we see, Learn Thy love while gazing thus; Sin, which laid the cross on Thee, Love, which bore the cross for us.

Verse 3

Here we learn to serve and give, And, rejoicing, self deny; Here we gather love to live, Here we gather faith to die.

Verse 4

Pressing onward as we can, Still to this our hearts must tend; Where our earliest hopes began, There our last aspirings end;

Verse 5

Till amid the hosts of light, We in Thee redeemed, complete, Through Thy cross made pure and white, Cast our crowns before Thy feet. AMEN.