Text: | 'Tis Midnight, and on Olive's Brow |
Author: | William B. Tappan, 1794-1849 |
Tune: | OLIVE'S BROW |
Composer: | William B. Bradbury, 1816-1868 |
1 'Tis midnight, and on Olives' brow
The star is dimmed that lately shone;
'Tis midnight, in the garden now
The suffering Savior prays alone.
2 'Tis midnight, and from all removed,
The Savior wrestles lone with fears;
E'en that disciple whom He loved
Heeds not his Master's grief and tears.
3 'Tis midnight, and for others' guilt
The Man of Sorrows weeps in blood;
Yet He that hath in anguish knelt
Is not forsaken by His God.
4 'Tis midnight, and from heavenly plains
Is borne the song that angels know;
Unheard by mortals are the strains
That sweetly soothe the Savior's woe.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | 'Tis midnight, and on Olive's brow |
Title: | 'Tis Midnight, and on Olive's Brow |
Author: | William B. Tappan, 1794-1849 |
Meter: | LM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2011 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Jesus Christ: Suffering and Death; Jesus: Passion |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | OLIVE'S BROW |
Composer: | William B. Bradbury, 1816-1868 |
Meter: | LM |
Key: | A♭ Major |