Hymn 482

the chorus of hymn 482 says, 

"Oh! it is so sweet to die with Christ,

To the world, and self, and sin;

Oh! it is so sweet to live with Christ,

As He lives and reigns within."

this is never never my concept "so sweet". the author of this song must have had a lot experience, even sweet experience, of the death and resurrection of Christ, that he could write such lines. to me, the cross always means sufferings, like that I need to force myself to not do what I want, and to "so-called" take the cross with bitterness and teeth-biting. but according to this hymn, it should be sweet, so sweet to die with Christ, and to live with Christ. the first two lines of this hymn even says, that the cross sets me free. to me, it is like what???? the cross sets me free??? probably most of the time, to me, the cross just limits, restricts, and does not allow me to do what I want. 

I appreciate this hymn, because this hymns shows me the experience, the deeper and more advanced experience of the Lord, in His death and resurrection. 

Lord, bring me into such experience, that one day, I will also be able to say "it is so sweet to die with Christ; it is so sweet to live with Christ" 

https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/482