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He that is ashamed of me, and of my word.
Mark 8:38.
Ashamed of Christ! our souls disdain
The mean, ungenerous thought;
Shall we disown that friend whose blood
To man salvation brought?
2 With the glad news of love and peace,
From heaven to earth he came;
For us endured the painful cross,
For us despised the shame.
3 To his command let us submit
Ourselves without delay;
Our lives—yea, thousand lives of ours,
His love can ne’er repay.
4 Each faithful follower Jesus views
With infinite delight;
Their lives to him are dear—their death
Is precious in his sight.
5 To bear his name—his cross to bear—
Our highest honor this!
Who nobly suffers for him now,
Shall reign with him in bliss.