The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#463

463. Jesus wept! those tears are over

1 Jesus wept! those tears are over,
But His heart is still the same;
Kinsman, friend, and elder brother,
Is His everlasting name.
Savior, who can love like Thee,
Gracious One of Bethany?

2 When the pangs of trial seize me,
When the waves of sorrow roll,
I will lay my head on Jesus,
Refuge of the troubled soul.
Surely, none can feel like Thee,
Weeping One of Bethany!

3 Jesus wept! and still in glory
He can mark each mourner’s tear;
Loving to retrace the story
Of the hearts He solaced here;
Lord, when I am called to die,
Let me think of Bethany.

4 Jesus wept! that tear of sorrow
Is a legacy of love;
Yesterday, today, tomorrow,
He the same doth ever prove.
Thou art all in all to me,
Living One of Bethany.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus wept! those tears are over
• Meter: 8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity

Tune Information

• Name: [Jesus wept! those tears are over]
• Composer: C. H. Dretzel (1731)
• Meter: 8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7.
• Key: D Major