Poems (Coolidge)/The Cross Before

by Helen Elizabeth Coolidge

THE CROSS BEFORE

Lord, I kneel thy cross before,
Pardon for my sins implore,
Strength to serve thee evermore.

Lord, before thy cross I kneel;
In my forehead set thy seal;
To my soul thyself reveal.

May I bravely bear each loss.
Deem all earthly joys but dross
When I kneel before thy cross.