237. Oh come and mourn with me awhile

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
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
Name: ST. CROSS
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876
Meter: 8 8 8 8 LM
Key: d minor or modal
Copyright: Public Domain



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