The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#425

425. By Thy Birth and By Thy Tears

1 By Thy birth, and by Thy tears,
By Thy human griefs and fears,
By Thy conflict in the hour
Of the subtle tempter's power:
Saviour, look with pitying eye;
Saviour, help me, or I die.

2 By Thy lonely hour of prayer,
By Thy fearful conflict there,
By Thy cross and dying cries,
By Thy one great sacrifice:
Saviour, look with pitying eye;
Saviour, help me, or I die.

3 By Thy triumph o'er the grave,
By Thy power the lost to save,
By Thy high, majestic throne,
By the empire all Thine own,
Saviour, look with pitying eye;
Saviour, help me, or I die.

AMEN.

Text Information

• First Line: By Thy birth and by Thy tears
• Title: By Thy Birth and By Thy Tears
• Author: Robert Grant, 1785-1838 (alt.)
• Alterer: Thomas Cotterill, 1779-1823
• Meter: 7. 7 7 7 7 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: Repentance and Pardon
• Notes: Other alterers also

Tune Information

• Name: GETHSEMANE
• Composer: Richard Redhead, 1820-1901
• Meter: 7. 7 7 7 7 7.
• Key: E♭ Major