| 193 | Glory to God#194 | 195 |
| Text: | When Jesus Wept |
| Author: | Perez Morton |
| Tune: | WHEN JESUS WEPT |
| Composer: | William Billings |
| Media: | Audio recording |
When Jesus wept, the falling tear
in mercy flowed beyond all bound.
When Jesus groaned, a trembling fear
seized all the guilty world around.
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| First Line: | When Jesus wept, the falling tear |
| Title: | When Jesus Wept |
| Author: | Perez Morton (1770) |
| Meter: | LM |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Scripture: | ; |
| Topic: | Christian Year: Baptism of Jesus; Christian Year: Transfiguration; Jesus Christ: Life (1 more...) |
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| Name: | WHEN JESUS WEPT |
| Composer: | William Billings (1770) |
| Meter: | LM |
| Key: | d minor |
| Notes: | *May be sung as a canon. |
Like Paul Revere’s engraving of people singing around a table that formed the frontispiece of the volume where this canon appeared, its music and words (based on John 11:35, 38) were the fruits of the lively cultural scene in Boston during an era of growing colonial unrest.
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