Light and Life ‎#63

63. Broker

1 'Tis midnight; and on Olive's brow,
The star is dimmed that lately shone;
'Tis midnight in the garden now;
The suff'ring Saviour prays alone.

2 'Tis midnight; and, from all removed,
The Saviour wrestles lone with fears;
E'en that disciple whom he loved
Heeds not his Master's grief and tears.

3 'Tis midnight; and, for other's guilt,
The Man of Sorrows weeps in blood;
Yet he that hath in anguish knelt,
Is not forsaken by his God.

4 'Tis midnight; and, from ether plains,
Is borne the song that angels know;
Unheard by mortals are the strains,
That sweetly soothe the Saviour's woe.

Text Information

• First Line: 'Tis midnight; and, on Olive's brow
• Title: Broker
• Author: Tappan
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1881
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: BROKER
• Composer: R. M. McIntosh, by per
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.