Text: | 'Tis Midnight; and on Olive's Brow |
Author: | William B Tappan,1784-1849 |
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 Saviour prays alone.
2 'Tis midnight, and from all removed,
The Saviour 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 Saviour's woe.
AMEN.
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,1784-1849 |
Meter: | L M |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1999 |
Topic: | Christ's Passion |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | OLIVE'S BROW |
Composer: | William B Bradbury, 1816-1868 |
Meter: | L M |
Key: | A♭ Major |