1 ’Tis midnight; and on Olive’s brow
the star is dimmed that lately shone:
’tis midnight; in the garden now
the suff'ring Savior prays alone.
2 ’Tis midnight; and, from all removed,
Emmanuel wrestles lone with fears:
e’en the disciple that 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 has in anguish knelt
is not forsaken by His God.
4 ’Tis midnight; and from heav'nly plains
is borne the song that angels know:
unheard by mortals are the strains
that sweetly soothe the Savior’s woe.
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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 (1822) |
Meter: | LM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2017 |
Topic: | Jesus Christ: Suffering and Death |
Notes: | Suggested tune: OLIVE'S BROW, no. 146 |