8622 | The Cyber Hymnal#8623 | 8624 |
Text: | Lamentation |
Author: | Mary P. Beegle |
Tune: | PENITENTIA |
Composer: | Edward Dearle |
Media: | MIDI file |
1 Oh, that my head were waters, and my eyes
Were fountains, flowing like the liquid skies;
Then would I give the mighty flood release,
And weep a deluge for the human race!
2 Oh, that in this dark wilderness of woe,
I had some lodging place where I might go
And leave my people, who heed not the Word,
And will not listen to the gracious Lord.
3 They pass along amid the busy throng,
With slander and deceit upon their tongue:
With haughty heads despise the blessèd Word,
And will not know Me, saith the gracious Lord.
4 How Zion mourns because of the great woe,
The Lord shall bring upon my people now:
They to the mountains flee, and weep and wail,
While fire and desolation fill the vale.
5 And death has entered in their homes, and they
Shall see their children die and pass away;
Confounded, and in grief they faint and fall,
While fed by God with wormwood and with gall.
6 But he that understandeth yet may know
That I the Lord will lovingkindness show;
If they will come and trust My holy Word,
I will forgive them, saith the gracious Lord.
7 Then sinner, come, and seek thy Father’s face,
Come and be saved by His redeeming grace;
Come to His loving arms, and He will take you in,
And save you from the power of guilt and sin.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Oh, that my head were waters, and my eyes |
Title: | Lamentation |
Author: | Mary P. Beegle |
Meter: | 10.10.10.10 |
Language: | English |
Source: | Ocean Spray (Ocean Grove, NJ, 1876) |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Notes: | Alternate tune: GEORGETOWN in "Hymns of Consecration and Faith" |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | PENITENTIA |
Composer: | Edward Dearle (1874) |
Meter: | 10.10.10.10 |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Source: | Church Hymns with Tunes by Arthur S. Sullivan, 1874 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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MIDI file: | MIDI |
Noteworthy Composer score: | Noteworthy Composer Score |