The Cup and The Cross

For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself,
Lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls,
You have not yet resisted to bloodshed striving against sin.
Hebrew 12:3-4

O Dear Lord,
help me drink from my cup
'tis not so bitter as Thine.
Though there be dregs,
let me savor the taste of the wine.

Grant me obedience from yielded heart.
Thy will prevail and not mine.
Sustain me with thy mercy and grace.
Unfold thy glorious design.

O Dear Lord
help me take up my cross,
'tis not so rugged as Thine.
Though there be pain,
let suffering my spirit refine.

Beauty will thy form from the ashes,
of the trials we endure on this earth.
Mourning will turn into dancing
as creation awaits its new birth.

The cup and the cross instruct me today
the same way they did for my Lord.
Help me sweet Jesus, I watch and I pray,
A faithful servant be yours.