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Praise to the Holiest in the height

Author: John Henry Newman, 1801-1890 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 176 hymnals Topics: Passiontide and Holy Week Lyrics: 1 Praise to the Holiest in the height, and in the depth be praise: in all his words most wonderful, most sure in all his ways. 2 O loving wisdom of our God! When all was sin and shame, a second Adam to the fight and to the rescue came. 3 O wisest love! that flesh and blood, which did in Adam fail, should strive afresh against the foe, should strive and should prevail; 4 And that a higher gift than grace should flesh and blood refine, God's presence and his very self, and essence all-divine. 5 O generous love! that he, who smote in Man for man the foe, the double agony in Man for man should undergo; 6 And in the garden secretly, and on the cross on high, should teach his brethren, and inspire to suffer and to die. 7 Praise to the Holiest in the height, and in the depth be praise: in all his words most wonderful, most sure in all his ways. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:22 Used With Tune: GERONTIUS

O love, how deep, how broad, how high!

Author: Thomas à Kempis, c. 1379-1471; Benjamin Webb, 1819-1885 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 143 hymnals Topics: Passiontide and Holy Week Lyrics: 1 O love, how deep, how broad, how high! It fills the heart with ecstasy, that God, the Son of God, should take our mortal form for mortals' sake. 2 He sent no angel to our race of higher or of lower place, but wore the robe of human frame himself, and to this lost world came. 3 For us he was baptized, and bore his holy fast, and hungered sore; for us temptations sharp he knew; for us the tempter overthrew. 4 For us to wicked men betrayed, scourged, mocked, in purple robe arrayed, he bore the shameful cross and death; for us at length gave up his breath. 5 For us he rose from death again, for us he went on high to reign, for us he sent his Spirit here to guide, to strengthen, and to cheer. 6 To him whose boundless love has won salvation for us through his Son, to God the Father, glory be both now and through eternity. Scripture: Acts 2:23-33 Used With Tune: EISENACH

At the cross her station keeping

Author: Jacopone Da Todi d. 1306; Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 Meter: 8.8.7 D Appears in 143 hymnals Topics: Passiontide and Holy Week Lyrics: 1 At the cross her station keeping stood the mournful Mother weeping, where he hung, the dying Lord; for her soul, of joy bereavèd, bowed with anguish, deeply grievèd, felt the sharp and piercing sword. 2 O how sad and sore distressèd now was she, that Mother blessèd of the sole-begotten one! Deep the woe of her affliction, when she saw the crucifixion of her ever-glorious Son. 3 Who, on Christ's dear Mother gazing pierced by anguish so amazing, born of woman, would not weep? Who, on Christ's dear Mother thinking such a cup of sorrow drinking, would not share her sorrows deep? 4 For his people's sins chastisèd, she beheld her Son despisèd, scourged, and crowned with thorns entwined; saw him then from judgement taken, and in death by all forsaken, till his spirit he resigned. 5 O good Jesu, let me borrow something of thy Mother's sorrow, fount of love, Redeemer kind, that my heart fresh ardour gaining, and a purer love attaining, may with thee acceptance find. Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-2 Used With Tune: STABAT MATER

Glory be to Jesus

Author: Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 Meter: 6.5.6.5 Appears in 214 hymnals Topics: Passiontide and Holy Week Lyrics: 1 Glory be to Jesus, who, in bitter pains, poured for me the life-blood from his sacred veins. 2 Grace and life eternal in that blood I find; blest be his compassion, infinitely kind. 3 Blest through endless ages be the precious stream, which from endless torments did the world redeem. 4 Abel's blood for vengeance pleaded to the skies; but the blood of Jesus for our pardon cries. 5 Oft as it is sprinkled on our guilty hearts, Satan in confusion terror-struck departs. 6 Oft as earth exulting wafts its praise on high, angel-hosts rejoicing make their glad reply. 7 Lift ye then your voices; swell the mighty flood; louder still and louder praise the precious blood. Scripture: 1 Peter 1:12 Used With Tune: CASWALL Text Sources: Italian

Jesu, thy blood and righteousness

Author: N. L. von Zinzendorf, 1700-1760; John Wesley, 1703-1791 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 505 hymnals Topics: Passiontide and Holy Week Lyrics: 1 Jesu, thy blood and righteousness my beauty are, my glorious dress; midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed, with joy shall I lift up my head. 2 Bold shall I stand in that great day, for to my charge who aught shall lay? Fully absolved through thee I am from sin and fear, from guilt and shame. 3 Jesu, be endless praise to thee, whose boundless mercy hath for me, for me, a full atonement made, an everlasting ransom paid. 4 Ah! give to all thy servants, Lord, with power to speak thy gracious word, that all who to thy wounds will flee may find eternal life in thee. 5 O let the dead now hear thy voice! Now bid thy banished ones rejoice! Their beauty this, their glorious dress, Jesu, thy blood and righteousness. Scripture: 1 John 2:1 Used With Tune: FULDA

O come and mourn with me awhile

Author: F. W. Faber, 1814-1863 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 220 hymnals Topics: Passiontide and Holy Week Lyrics: 1 O come and mourn with me awhile; O come ye to the Saviour's side; O come, together let us mourn: Jesus, our Lord, is crucified! 2 Seven times he spoke, seven words of love; and all three hours his silence cried for mercy on the souls of all: Jesus, our Lord, is crucified! 3 O break, O break, hard heart of mine! Thy weak self-love and guilty pride his Pilate and his Judas were: Jesus, our Lord, is crucified! 4 O love of God! O sin of man! In this dread act your strength is tried; and victory remains with Love: for he, our Lord, is crucified! Scripture: John 19:16-30 Used With Tune: ST CROSS

O sacred head, surrounded

Author: Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676; H. W. Baker, 1821-1877 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 95 hymnals Topics: Passiontide and Holy Week Lyrics: 1 O sacred head, surrounded by crown of piercing thorn! O bleeding head, so wounded, so shamed and put to scorn! Death's pallid hue comes o'er thee, the glow of life decays; yet angel-hosts adore thee, and tremble as they gaze. 2 Thy comeliness and vigour is withered up and gone, and in thy wasted figure I see death drawing on. O agony and dying! O love to sinners free! Jesu, all grace supplying, turn thou thy face on me. 3 In this thy bitter passion, good Shepherd, think of me with thy most sweet compassion, unworthy though I be: beneath thy cross abiding for ever would I rest, in thy dear love confiding, and with thy presence blest. Scripture: Isaiah 52:2 Used With Tune: PASSION CHORALE Text Sources: 14th-century Latin hymn

There is a green hill far away

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander, 1818-1895 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 712 hymnals Topics: Passiontide and Holy Week Lyrics: 1 There is a green hill far away, without a city wall, where the dear Lord was crucified, who died to save us all. 2 We may not know, we cannot tell, what pains he had to bear, but we believe it was for us he hung and suffered there. 3 He died that we might be forgiven, he died to make us good, that we might go at last to heaven, saved by his precious blood. 4 There was no other good enough to pay the price of sin; he only could unlock the gate of heaven, and let us in. 5 O dearly, dearly has he loved, and we must love him too, and trust in his redeeming blood, and try his works to do. Scripture: 1 John 4:19 Used With Tune: HORSLEY

Take up thy cross, the Saviour said

Author: C. W. Everest, 1814-1877 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 302 hymnals Topics: Passiontide and Holy Week Lyrics: 1 Take up thy cross, the Saviour said, if thou wouldst my disciple be; deny thyself, the world forsake, and humbly follow after me. 2 Take up thy cross: let not its weight fill thy weak spirit with alarm; his strength shall bear thy spirit up, and brace thy heart, and nerve thine arm. 3 Take up thy cross, nor heed the shame, nor let thy foolish pride rebel: thy Lord for thee the cross endured, to save thy soul from death and hell. 4 Take up thy cross then in his strength, and calmly every danger brave; 'twill guide thee to a better home, and lead to victory o'er the grave. 5 Take up thy cross, and follow Christ, nor think till death to lay it down; for only they who bear the cross may hope to wear the glorious crown. 6 To thee, great Lord, the One in Three, all praise for evermore ascend: O grant us in our home to see the heavenly life that knows no end. Scripture: Luke 9:23 Used With Tune: BRESLAU

All ye who seek for sure relief

Author: Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 31 hymnals Topics: Passiontide and Holy Week Lyrics: 1 All ye who seek for sure relief in trouble and distress, whatever sorrow vex the mind, or guilt the soul oppress; 2 Jesus, who gave himself for you upon the cross to die, opens to you his sacred heart: O to that heart draw nigh. 3 Ye hear how kindly he invites; ye hear his words so blest: 'All ye that labour come to me, and I will give you rest.' 4 O Jesus, joy of saints on high, thou hope of sinners here, attracted by those loving words to thee we lift our prayer. 5 Wash thou our wounds in that dear blood which from thy heart doth flow; a new and contrite heart on all who cry to thee bestow. Scripture: 1 Peter 2:24 Used With Tune: ST BERNARD Text Sources: Latin, 18th century