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"The Cross and The Crown"

Words and Music by Dave Laborde and Larry Holder

Dedicated to Mike and Linda Ray, Missionaries to the Ukraine

Copyright © 1997 Dave Laborde and Larry Holder (admin. by Larry Holder Music)
MIDI sequence (P) 1997 Lawrence Keith Holder
151 Charles Dr., Martin, TN 38237.

For permissions, please refer to
Larry's Songs of Praise and Worship.

[MIDI File] [Sheet Music]

Feedback is appreciated. Just send a short e-mail note to larry@larryholdermusic.org
and let me know what you think of this song or this method of outreach.

This song was written with my friend a college roommate, Dave Laborde.
Be sure also to hear the other songs we co-wrote, Lead Me To the Rock
and We Come Today. I think this song was written in early 1981,
just shortly before our graduation from college. Dave began the song and I helped finish it.

The Cross and The Crown
Words & Music by Dave Laborde and Lawrence Keith Holder
Copyright (c) 1997 Dave Laborde and Larry Holder
(admin. by Larry Holder Music)

1. The glory of the crown
Won't preceed this cross I've found
On the road that led me to a hill called Calvary.
Oh, I long to see the throne,
But before I reach my home
I know the bearing of my cross is meant to be...

Chorus:
The cross is not a simple load to carry,
But I will not let the hardship slow me down,
For by the grace of God above
I am called to serve in love,
And the trail of the cross leads to a crown!

2. Let my life's aim ever be
To let the world see Christ in me
As I follow my Redeemer with a cross much like His own.
Then one day I'll lay it down
And replace it with a crown,
And gain eternal rest this world has never known...

(Repeat Chorus; add:)
Yes, by the grace of God above
I am called to serve in love,
And the trail of the cross leads to a crown!