The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4732

4732. O Come and Mourn with Me

1. O come and mourn with me awhile;
And tarry here the cross beside;
O come, together let us mourn;
Jesus, our Lord, is crucified.

2. Have we no tears to shed for Him,
While soldiers scoff and foes deride?
Ah! look how patiently He hangs;
Jesus, our Lord, is crucified.

3. How fast His hands and feet are nailed;
His blessed tongue with thirst is tied,
His failing eyes are blind with blood:
Jesus, our Lord, is crucified.

4. His mother cannot reach His face;
She stands in helplessness beside;
Her heart is martyred with her Son’s:
Jesus, our Lord, is Crucified.

5. Seven times He spoke, seven words of love;
And all three hours His silence cried
For mercy on the souls of men;
Jesus, our Lord, is crucified.

6. Come, let us stand beneath the cross;
So may the blood from out His side
Fall gently on us drop by drop;
Jesus, our Lord, is crucified.

7. O break, O break, hard heart of mine!
Thy weak self-love and guilty pride
His Pilate and His Judas were:
Jesus, our Lord, is crucified.

8. A broken heart, a fount of tears,
Ask, and they will not be denied;
A broken heart love’s cradle is:
Jesus, our Lord, is crucified.

9. O love of God! O sin of man!
In this dread act Your strength is tried;
And victory remains with love;
For Thou our Lord, art crucified!

Text Information

• First Line: O come and mourn with me awhile
• Title: O Come and Mourn with Me
• Author: Frederick W. Faber (1849, alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: DAS LEIDEN DES HERRN, traditional German melody

Tune Information

• Name: ST. CROSS
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1861)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 33451 76555 67354
• Key: d minor
• Source: Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861
• Copyright: Public Domain