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| Text: | 'Tis Midnight; and on Olive's Brow |
| Author: | William B. Tappan |
| Tune: | OLIVE'S BROW |
| Composer: | William B. Bradbury |
1 'Tis midnight; and on Olive's brow
the star is dimmed that lately shone:
'tis midnight; in the garden now
the suff'ring Savior prays alone.
2 'Tis midnight; and, from all removed,
Emmanuel wrestles lone with fears:
e'en the disciple that 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; from the heav'nly plains
is borne the song that angels know:
unheard by mortals are the strains
that sweetly soothe the Savior's woe.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | 'Tis midnight; and on Olive's brow |
| Title: | 'Tis Midnight; and on Olive's Brow |
| Author: | William B. Tappan (1822) |
| Meter: | L.M. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1990 |
| Scripture: | ; |
| Topic: | Jesus Christ: His Suffering; Christ: Loneliness of; Christ: Man of Sorrows |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | OLIVE'S BROW |
| Composer: | William B. Bradbury (1853) |
| Meter: | L.M. |
| Key: | A♭ Major |
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