Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary ‎#288

288. Beneath the Cross of Jesus Kneeling

1 Beneath the cross of Jesus kneeling
Dawns on my soul the endless day;
There, deeper than all tides of feeling,
Doth God His boundless grace display;
Thence flow the mystic heaing waves;
There all my stains the Savior laves.

2 God wrought for man, His love forth-showing,
When Moses smote the rock of old;
And, lo, through Israel's camp on-flowing,
Broke forth the longed-for flood, and rolled,
New strength, new joy, new life bestowed,
On lips that quaffed it, pure and cold.

3 God wrought for man, mankind redeeming,
When Christ was pierc'd by Roman spear,
And, o'er the thirsty world down-streaming,
Forth gushed a fountain, cool and clear,
Till souls, those blessed waters near,
Forgot in joy sin's desert drear.

4 Beside that well for aye abiding,
New strength, new joy, new life I gain;
Within that cleft securely hiding,
No care can harm, no sorrow stain;
Here rests the blissful soul serene,
Here faith the healing draft can glean.

5 Lord, let my heart, this gift receiving,
Sing one glad anthem to Thy praise;
And may the stream, Thy pierc'd heart leaving,
Refresh and heal me all my days:
Thus by Thy blood my life restored,
Eternal thans to Thee, O Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: Beneath the cross of Jesus kneeling
• Title: Beneath the Cross of Jesus Kneeling
• Author: H. Petursson, 1614-74
• Translator: C. V. Pilcher, 1879-1960 (alt.)
• Meter: 98 98 88
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Passion of Christ
• Notes: Hymn text, suggested tune WER NUR DEN LIEBEN GOTT

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