Lead me to the cross, If the way Thou choosest Lead to pain and loss, Let the compensation Daily, hourly, be Shadowless communion, Blessed Lord, with Thee. (Repeat last two lines) Give, Lord, more of heaven. Let the spirit praise Thee, Though the heart be riven; If sweet earthly ties, Lord, Break at Thy decree, Let the tie that binds us, Closer, sweeter, be. Cheer it with Thy smile; Be Thou my companion Through earth's little while; Selfless may I live, Lord, By Thy grace to be Just a cleansed channel For Thy life through me. Author: Margaret E. Barber (1869-1930)