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I traveled on a lonely road and no one seemed to care.
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The burden on my weary back had bowed me to despair;
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I oft complained to Jesus how folks were treating me,
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And then I heard Him say so tenderly,
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"My feet were also weary, upon the Calvary road;
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The cross became so heavy, I fell beneath the load,
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Be faithful weary pilgrim the morning I can see,
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Just lift your cross and follow close to me."
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"I work so hard for Jesus" I often boast and say
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"I've sacrificed a lot of things to walk the narrow way,
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I gave up fame and fortune, I'm worth a lot to Thee"
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And then I hear Him gently say to me,
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"I left the throne of glory and counted it but loss,
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My hands were nailed in anger upon a cruel cross,
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But now we'll make the journey with your hand safe in mine,
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So lift your cross and follow close to me.
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Oh Jesus if I die upon a foreign field someday,
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'Twould be no more than love demands, no less could I repay,
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"No greater love hath mortal man than for a friend to die"
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These are the words He gently spoke to me,
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"If just a cup of water I place within your hand
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Then just a cup of water is all that I demand.
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But if by death to living they can Thy glory see,
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I'll take my cross and follow close to Thee.