Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#102

102. Saviour, when in dust to Thee

1 Saviour, when in dust to Thee
Low we bow the adoring knee;
When, repentant, to the skies,
Scarce we lift our weeping eyes,
O, by all Thy pains and woe,
Suffered once for man below,
Bending from Thy throne on high,
Hear our solemn litany!

2 By Thy helpless infant years,
By Thy life of want and tears,
By Thy fasting and distress
In the savage wilderness;
By the dread, mysterious hour
Of the insulting tempter's power,
Turn, O turn a favouring eye,
Hear our solemn litany!

3 By the sacred grief that wept
O'er the grave where Lazarus slept;
By the boding tears that flowed
Over Salem's loved abode;
By the mournful word that told
Treachery lurked within Thy fold;
From Thy seat above the sky,
Hear our solemn litany!

4 By Thine hour of dire despair,
By thine agony of prayer,
By the cross, the nail, the thorn
Piercing spear, and torturing scorn;
By the gloom that veiled the skies
O'er the dreadful sacrifice;
Listen to our humble cry,
Hear our solemn litany!

5 By Thy deep expiring groan,
By the sealed sepulchral stone,
By the vault whose dark abode
Held in vain the rising God;
O from earth to heaven restored,
Mighty, re-ascended Lord,
Listen, listen to the cry
Of our solemn litany!

Text Information

• First Line: Saviour, when in dust to Thee
• Author: Sir R. Grant, 1785-1838
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Litany, the; Christ: Temptation of; The Godhead: The Son; Penitence; Sun, the; Temptation of Christ; Humility: Personal

Tune Information

• Name: TICHFIELD
• Composer: J. Richardson, 1816-1879
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7
• Key: E♭ Major