The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#313

313. 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.
Saviour, who can love like this,
Gracious One of Bethany?

2 When the pangs of trial seize us,
When the waves of sorrow roll,
I will lay my head on Jesus,
Pillow 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,
Living to retrace the story
Of the hearts he solaced here.
Lord, if I am called to die,
Let me think of Bethany.

4 Jesus wept! those tears of sorrow
Are a legacy of love;
Yesterday, to-day, to-morrow,
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
• Author: Sir Edward Denny
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Christ: Life and Character
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: ST. JOSEPH
• Composer: H. H. Statham
• Meter: 8s & 7s, P.
• Key: F Major or modal
• Notes: Public Domain.