Voices United ‎#136

136. O Come and Mourn with Me Awhile

1 O come and mourn with me awhile;
O come now to the Saviour's side;
O come, together let us mourn:
Jesus, our Love, is crucified.

2 Have we shed no tears to shed for him,
while soldiers scoff and foes deride?
Ah! Look how patiently he hangs:
Jesus, our Love, is crucified.

3 Seven times he spake, seven words of love;
and all three hours his silence cried
for mercy on the souls of all;
Jesus, our Love, is crucified.

4 O love of God! O sin-filled world!
In this dread act your strength is tried;
and victory remains with love:
Jesus, our Love, is crucified.

Text Information

• First Line: O come and mourn with me awhile
• Title: O Come and Mourn with Me Awhile
• Author: Frederick William Faber (1849, alt.)
• Meter: 8 8 8 8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: The Christian Year: Holy Week; Christian Year: Holy Week; God: Love; Jesus Christ: Cross; Sin; Victory; Good Friday: Year A
• Notes: Alt tune: APANÁS

Tune Information

• Name: ST CROSS
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1861)
• Meter: 8 8 8 8
• Key: d minor