Text:'Tis midnight; and on Olive's brow
Author:William B. Tappan
Tune:OLIVE'S BROW
Composer:William B. Bradbury

182. 'Tis midnight; and on Olive's brow

1 'Tis midnight; and on Olive's brow
The star is dimmed that lately shone:
'Tis midnight; in the garden now
The suff'ring Saviour 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 hath in anguish knelt
Is not forsaken by his God.

4 'Tis midnight; from the heav'nly plains
Is borne the song that angels know:
Unheard by mortals are the strains
That sweetly soothe the Saviour's woe.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: 'Tis midnight; and on Olive's brow
Author: William B. Tappan (1822)
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1961
Scripture:
Topic: Christ, The Lord Jesus; Christ: The Light; Christ: Man of Sorrows (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: OLIVE'S BROW
Composer: William B. Bradbury (1853)
Meter: L. M.
Key: A♭ Major



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