Text: | Oh come and mourn with me awhile |
Author: | Frederick William Faber, 1814-1863 |
Tune: | ST. CROSS |
Composer: | John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876 |
1 Oh come and mourn with me awhile;
oh come ye to the Saviour's side;
oh come, together let us mourn;
Jesus, our Lord, is crucified.
2 Have we no tears to shed for him,
while soldiers scoff and foes deride?
Ah! look how patiently he hangs:
Jesus, our Lord, is crucified.
3 Seven times he spoke, seven words of love,
and all three hours his silence cried,
"Forgive: they know not what they do."
Jesus, our Lord, is crucified.
4 O love of God! O human sin!
In this dread act your strength is tried,
and victory remains with love:
for Christ, our Lord, is crucified.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Oh come and mourn with me awhile |
Title: | Oh come and mourn with me awhile |
Author: | Frederick William Faber, 1814-1863 (alt.) |
Meter: | 8 8 8 8 LM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1997 |
Topic: | Church Year: Good Friday; Tears / Weeping; Victory / Triumph |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. CROSS |
Composer: | John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876 |
Meter: | 8 8 8 8 LM |
Key: | d minor or modal |
Copyright: | Public Domain |