Laudes Domini ‎#402

402. Across Kedron

1 Jesus, while he dwelt below,
As divine historians say,
To a place would often go,
Near to Kedron’s brook it lay;
In this place he loved to be,
And ’twas named Gethsemane.

2 Came at length the dreadful night,--
Vengeance, with its iron rod,
Stood, and with collected might
Bruised the harmless Lamb of God:
See, my soul, thy Saviour see,
Prostrate in Gethsemane.

3 View him in that olive press,
Wrong with anguish, whelmed in blood;
Hear him pray, in his distress,
With strong cries and tears to God:
Then reflect what sin must be,
Gazing on Gethsemane.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, while he dwelt below
• Title: Across Kedron
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1884
• Topic: Christ: Agony of; Christ: Sufferings of; Gethsemane
• Notes: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DIX
• Meter: 7s, 6l
• Key: A Major