Church Book ‎#171

171. Suffering Son of man, be near me

1 Suffering Son of man, be near me,
In my sufferings to sustain;
By Thy sorer griefs to cheer me,
By Thy more than mortal pain.

2 Call to mind that unknown anguish,
In Thy days of flesh below,
When Thy troubled soul did languish
Under a whole world of woe.

3 By Thy most severe temptation
In that dark Satanic hour;
By thy last mysterious Passion,
Screen me from the adverse power.

Text Information

• First Line: Suffering Son of man, be near me
• Author: C. Wesley (1767, a.)
• Meter: 8, 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Passion Week

Tune Information

• Name: GETHSEMANE
• Meter: 8, 7.
• Key: a minor
• Notes: Source from index: Swedish