Author: Charles Coffin; John Chandler Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 9 hymnals Matching Instances: 2 First Line: His trial o’er, and now beneath Lyrics: 1 His trial o’er, and now beneath
His own cross faintly bending,
Jesus the fatal hill of death
Is wearily ascending.
2 And now, His hands and feet pierced through,
Upon the cross they raise Him:
Where even now, in distant view,
The eye of faith surveys Him.
3 O wondrous love, which God most high
Toward man was pleased to cherish!
His sinless Son He gave to die,
That sinners might not perish.
4 Yes, ’tis the cross that breaks the rod
And chain of condemnation,
And makes a league ’twixt man and God
For our entire salvation.
5 O praise the Father, praise the Son,
The Lamb for sinners given,
And Holy Ghost, by whom alone
Our hearts are raised to Heaven. Used With Tune: VERLEIH UNS FREIDEN GNÄDIGLICH Text Sources: Paris Breviary, 1736; Tr.: Hymns of the Primitive Church, 1837
His Trial Is O'er