153. O come and mourn with me awhile

O come and mourn with me awhile;
And tarry here the cross beside;
O come, together let us mourn;
Jesus, our Lord, is crucified.

Have we no tears to shed for him,
While soldiers scoff and Jews deride?
Ah! look how patiently he hangs;
Jesus, our Lord, is crucified.

Seven times he spake, seven words of love;
And all three hours his silence cried
For mercy on the souls of men;
Jesus, our Lord, is crucified.

O love of God! O sin of man!
In this dread act your strength is tried;
And victory remains with love;
For thou, our Lord, art crucified!

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: O come and mourn with me awhile
Author: Frederick William Faber (1849, alt.)
Meter: L.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1916
Topic: Holy Week; Sunday Schools: Passiontide
Tune Information
Name: ST. CROSS
Composer: John B. Dykes (1861)
Meter: L.M.
Key: F Major



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