If I’d know Christ’s risen power

If I’d know Christ’s risen power.
  I must ever love the Cross;
Life from death alone arises;
  There’s no gain except by loss.

If I’d have Christ formed within me,
  I must breathe my final breath,
Live within the Cross’s shadow,
  Put my soul-life e’er to death.

If God thru th’ Eternal Spirit
  Nail me ever with the Lord;
Only then as death is working
  Will His life thru me be poured.