The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13951

13951. Gazing On The Lord In Glory

1 Gazing on the Lord in glory,
While our hearts in worship bow,
There we read the wondrous story
Of the cross—its shame and woe.

2 Every mark of dark dishonor
Heaped upon the thorn-crowned brow,
All the depths of Thy heart’s sorrow
Told in answering glory now.

3 On that cross alone—forsaken—
Where no pitying eye was found;
Now to God’s right hand exalted,
With Thy praise the heav’ns resound.

4 Did Thy God e’en then forsake Thee,
Hide His face from Thy deep need?
In Thy face, once marred and smitten,
All His glory now we read.

5 Gazing on it we adore Thee,
Blessed, precious, holy Lord;
Thou, the Lamb, alone art worthy:
This be earth’s and Heav’n’s accord.

6 Rise, our hearts, and bless the Father,
Ceaseless song e’en here begun,
Endless praise and adoration
To the Father and the Son.

Text Information

• First Line: Gazing on the Lord in glory
• Title: Gazing On The Lord In Glory
• Author: Cenita Thompson
• Meter: 87.87
• Language: English
• Source: A Few Hymns and Some Spiritual Songs. Selected 1856, for the Little Flock, Revised 1881 by John Nelson Darby and George V. Wigram (London: G. Morrish, 1881)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: RHINELAND
• Composer: Peter Friedrich Wilhelm Brockhaus, 1819-1888
• Meter: 87.87
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Some sources give the tune's origin as "Schaffhausen, before 1882"