Are Ye Able, Said the Master

Verse 1
Are ye able, said the Mas­ter,
To be cru­ci­fied with Me? (Matt. 20:22, Mark 10:35-40, Gal. 2:20, Rom. 6:6)
Yea, the stur­dy dream­ers an­swered,
To the death we fol­low Thee. (Matt. 20:22, Luke 22:33)

Chorus
Lord, we are able. Our spir­its are Thine.
Remold them, make us, like Thee, di­vine. (II Pet. 1:4)
Thy guid­ing ra­di­ance above us shall be
A bea­con to God, to love and loy­al­ty.

Verse 2
Are you able to re­lin­quish
Purple dreams of pow­er and fame,
To go down in­to the Gar­den, (Matt. 26:36-46, Mark 14:32-42, Luke 22:39-46)
Or to die a death of shame?

Verse 3
Are ye able, when the ang­uish
Racks your mind and heart with pain,
To for­give the souls who wrong you,
Who would make your striv­ing vain?

Verse 4
Are ye able to re­mem­ber,
When a thief lifts up his eyes, (Luke 23:40-42)
That his par­doned soul is wor­thy
Of a place in para­dise? (Luke 23:43)

Verse 5
Are ye able when the sha­dows
Close around you with the sod,
To be­lieve that spir­it tri­umphs,
To com­mend your soul to God? (Luke 23:46, Ps. 31:5)

Verse 6
Are ye able? Still the Mas­ter
Whispers down eter­ni­ty,
And he­ro­ic spir­its an­swer,
Now as then in Ga­li­lee.