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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

79. 'Tis midnight; and on Olives' brow

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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