The Hymnal ‎#432

432. O the darkness, O the sorrow

1 O the darkness, O the sorrow,
O the misery of sin!
When will dawn the promised morrow
That shall bring deliverance in?

2 One there was ordained to languish,
Guiltless, in Gethsemane;
One there was who died in anguish
Innocent, on Calvary.

3 Jesus was the Burden-bearer,
God's own Son the sacrifice;
Of the griefs of man the Sharer,
Of his soul the Ransom-price.

4 'Tis the Christ, the Ever-living,
Ever-loving, Ever-blest,
By the Comforter still giving
Pardon, holiness, and rest.

5 Can the love so freely given,
Can the blood so freshly shed,
Fail to draw the earth to heaven,
Fail to bring alive its dead?

6 Rise, O children of the Father,
Stand, ye brothers of the Son,
In unyielding ranks together
Till the crown of Christ be won;

7 Till the lands of sin and sorrow,
Darker than the ancient night,
Shall behold the promised morrow
Beam on them with saving light.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O the darkness, O the sorrow
• Author: Thomas MacKellar (1886)
• Publication Date: 1895

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