193 | Chalice Hymnal#194 | 195 |
Text: | 'Tis Midnight, and on Olive's Brow |
Author: | William B. Tappan |
Tune: | OLIVE'S BROW |
Composer: | William B. Bradbury |
1 ’Tis midnight, and on Olive’s brow
the star is dimmed that lately shone;
’tis midnight, in the garden now
the suffering Savior prays alone.
2 ’Tis midnight, and from all removed,
the Savior wrestles lone with fears;
e’en that disciple whom he loved
heeds not the Savior’s grief and tears.
3 ’Tis midnight, and for others’ guilt
the Man of Sorrows weeps in blood;
yet he that has in anguish knelt
is not forsaken by his God.
4 ’Tis midnight, and from heavenly plains
is borne the song that angels know;
unheard by mortals are the strains
that sweetly soothe the Savior’s woe.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | 'Tis midnight, and on Olive's brow |
Title: | 'Tis Midnight, and on Olive's Brow |
Author: | William B. Tappan (1822) |
Meter: | LM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1995 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | God Known in Jesus Christ: Suffering and Death; Christian Year: Holy Week; Jesus Christ(2 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | OLIVE'S BROW |
Composer: | William B. Bradbury (1853) |
Meter: | LM |
Key: | A♭ Major |