The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11142

11142. Was Ever Grief Like Thine?

Was ever grief like Thine,
Jesus, Thou man of woe!
The visage and the form divine,
Why were they mangled so?
That man through Thee restored
God’s image might regain,
And by the sorrows of his Lord,
In joy eternal reign.

Text Information

• First Line: Was ever grief like Thine
• Title: Was Ever Grief Like Thine?
• Author: Charles Wesley
• Meter: SMD
• Language: English
• Source: Short Hymns on Select Passages of Holy Scripture (Bristol, England: E. Farley, 1762)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: GÖTTINGEN
• Composer: Anonymous (before 1890)
• Meter: SMD
• Key: G Major
• Source: The Primitive Methodist Hymnal by George Booth (London: Primitive Methodist Publishing House, 1889)
• Copyright: Public Domain