A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) ‎#344

344. The Cry of the Afflicted

Lowly and solemn be
Thy children’s cry to Thee,
Father divine!
A hymn of suppliant breath,
Owning that life and death
Alike are Thine.

O Father, in that hour
When earth all helping power
Shall disavow;
When spear, and shield, and crown,
In faintness are cast down,
Sustain us Thou!

By him who bowed to take
The death-cup for our sake,
The thorn, the rod;
From whom the last dismay
Was not to pass away,
Aid us, O God!

And now beside the grave,
We call on Thee to save,
Father divine!
Hear, hear our suppliant breath;
Keep us, in life and death,
Thine, only Thine!

Text Information

• First Line: Lowly and solemn be
• Title: The Cry of the Afflicted
• Author: Mrs. Hemans
• Meter: P. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1866
• Notes: Public Domain.

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