We meet at the cross of Christ to­day,
The sym­bol of His giv­ing;
And long for a fit­ting word to say,
How sweet the peace of liv­ing.

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Under the cross, the crim­son cross,
Under the cross of Je­sus;
Under the cross, the crim­son cross,
Under the cross of Je­sus!

We meet at the cross of Christ to sing
The sweet­ness of its sto­ry;
And still to the cross of Christ we cling,
Resplendent yet with glo­ry—

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We meet at the cross of Christ to bow
In ear­nest, si­lent plead­ing;
We think of the thorns up­on His brow,
And lo, our hearts are bleed­ing—

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We meet at the cross of Christ: O men,
Was ev­er love so ea­ger?
We wait, as we search our hearts again—
O hu­man love, how mea­ger!

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We meet at the cross of Christ to wait
The full­ness of His bless­ing;
We bring emp­ty hands so late, so late—
And lips so late con­fess­ing—

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