[Verse 1]
C F C Am Dm G7
Who can I go to for my help to bear my heavy cross?
C F C Dm G C
Has not the Lord been helping me before I ever knew?
Dm G7 C G G7 C
Because I had no strength to bear the load He gave to me,
F C G C
Six thousand yeas of blood was shed, the thorny path prolonged.
[Chorus]
F C Am Dm G7
I will shoulder now the cross, and pledge I shall endure;
C F C G7 C
Far beyond Golgotha's pain, now hear the victory.
[Verse 2]
C F C Am Dm G7
The Lord would never give to me a cross I could not bear.
C F C Dm G C
If I give all the strength I have I shall achieve the goal.
Dm G7 C G G7 C
I sacrifice to do His will, no trial I cannot bear.
F C G C
I give my life to go this way, no one can turn me back.
[Chorus]
F C Am Dm G7
I will shoulder now the cross, and pledge I shall endure;
C F C G7 C
Far beyond Golgotha's pain, now hear the victory.
[Verse 3]
C F C Am Dm G7
Our Father always persevered to see His Will be done,
C F C Dm G C
If all His children join the task it soon will be achieved.
Dm G7 C G G7 C
If not, the lonely years of strife will all have been in vain.
F C G C
No matter what, in fighting on, we'll win eternal joy.
[Chorus]
F C Am Dm G7
I will shoulder now the cross, and pledge I shall endure;
C F C G7 C
Far beyond Golgotha's pain, now hear the victory.