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| Text: | 'Tis midnight; and on Olives' brow |
| Author: | William B. Tappan, 1794-1849 |
| Tune: | OLIVES' BROW |
| Composer: | William B. Bradbury, 1816-1868 |
1 'Tis midnight; and on Olives' brow
The star is dimmed that lately shone:
'Tis midnight; in the garden now,
The suffering 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 others' 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 Olives' brow |
| Author: | William B. Tappan, 1794-1849 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1917 |
| Topic: | The Godhead: The Son; Gethsemane |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | OLIVES' BROW |
| Composer: | William B. Bradbury, 1816-1868 |
| Meter: | L.M. |
| Key: | A Major |
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