Ashamed of Christ! our souls disdain

The mean, ungenerous thought;

Shall we disown that friend whose blood

To man salvation brought?

2 With the glad news of love and peace,

From heaven to earth he came;

For us endured the painful cross,

For us despised the shame.

3 To his command let us submit

Ourselves without delay;

Our lives—yea, thousand lives of ours,

His love can ne’er repay.

4 Each faithful follower Jesus views

With infinite delight;

Their lives to him are dear—their death

Is precious in his sight.

5 To bear his name—his cross to bear—

Our highest honor this!

Who nobly suffers for him now,

Shall reign with him in bliss.