Take up Your Cross
Embrace Salvation: Take Up Your Cross and Heed His Call
Lyrics
No one knows the day, the hour, but the the Savior draweth near. Countless signs have come to pass. The Son of man stands at the door, little time is left,
No one knows the specific time, but the Savior's arrival is imminent. Many signs indicating this have already occurred. The Son of man is ready to enter, and time is limited.
for no one knows the day, the hour.
Reiteration of the uncertainty about the exact day and hour of a significant event.
Chorus:
Chorus: A recurring section emphasizing a call to action.
So, why won't you heed to His call,
Pose a question about why someone wouldn't respond to the call of the Savior.
and take up your cross, my friend?
Encouragement to embrace the challenges and responsibilities symbolized by taking up one's cross.
Why hesitate to receive salvation so free? Why won't you heed to His call?
Express curiosity about hesitating to accept the freely offered salvation.
Jesus Christ the Lamb of God keeps knocking at your door, open up your heart to Him. For salvation is at hand,
Reference to Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God persistently seeking entry into the listener's heart. Urges opening the heart for salvation.
it's time to realize,
Highlight the urgency of recognizing the present moment for salvation.
that no one knows that day, the hour.
Reiterate the uncertainty about the specific timing of the event.
Chorus:
Chorus: Repeat of the call to action.
So, why won't you heed to His call,
Restate the question regarding responding to the Savior's call.
and take up your cross, my friend?
Encouragement to embrace the symbolic act of taking up one's cross and not delaying in accepting the free salvation.
Why hesitate to receive salvation so free? Why won't you heed to His call?
Repeat the inquiry about hesitating to receive salvation.
Bridge - Leave your quest for worldly pleasures, and await our Savior's coming.
Bridge: Advise to abandon the pursuit of worldly pleasures and prepare for the Savior's arrival.
For no one knows the day, the hour.
Reiterate the uncertainty about the specific timing of the event.
No one knows the day the hour.......
Repeat the uncertainty about the exact day and hour, emphasizing its significance.
Why won't you heed to His call,
Restate the question regarding responding to the Savior's call.
and take up your cross, my friend?
Encourage the symbolic act of taking up one's cross and emphasize the importance of not hesitating to accept salvation.
Why hesitate to receive salvation so free?
Repeat the inquiry about hesitating to receive salvation freely offered.
Why won't you heed to His call? X3
Reiteration of the call to action, emphasized three times.
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