"Under the Shadow of the Cross"
Written: Thursday, September 29th, 2022
By: Matthew Krogstad
Music (used with permission):
"Come, ye sinners, poor and needy" By: Poor Bishop Hooper

Under the shadow of the cross,
I`ll leave all possessions behind.
Its covering has purged all my dross,
tis the path of glory divine.

Under the shadow of the cross,
I carry its victorious pledge.
In weakness I am brought across,
with the Shepherd being my Hedge.

Under the shadow of the cross,
is where I desire to be.
Counting all this world as loss,
gaining Jesus, our Majesty.

Under the shadow of the cross,
with joy I carry my own.
Ponder how the battle was fought,
bearing the weight all alone.

Under the shadow of the cross,
is where my feet will tread.
Surely we will bear many scoffs,
yet remember who is our Head.

Under the shadow of the cross,
no other respite know.
No more to think, I`ve count the cost,
to Jesus, I must go!

Under the shadow of the cross,
oh, my forever hiding place.
Releasing all my dirty cloths,
and clothed in His bottomless grace!