
Author: Francis Pott, 1832-1909; George Hunt Smyttan, 1822-1870 Hymnal: CPWI Hymnal #114 (2010) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Lyrics: 1 Forty days and forty nights
thou wast fasting in the wild;
forty days and forty nights
tempted, and yet undefiled.
2 Sunbeams scorching all the day;
chilly dew-drops nightly shed;
prowling beasts about thy way;
stones thy pillow; earth thy bed.
3 Shall not we thy sorrows share,
and from earthly joys abstain,
fasting with unceasing prayer,
glad with thee to suffer pain?
4 And if Satan, vexing sore,
flesh or spirit should assail,
thou, his Vanquisher before,
grant we may not faint nor fail.
5 So shall we have peace divine;
holier gladness ours shall be:
round us too shall angels shine,
such as ministered to thee.
6 Keep, O keep us, Saviour dear,
ever constant by thy side;
that with thee we may appear
at th'eternal Eastertide. Topics: Hymns for the Church Year Lent Scripture: Matthew 4:1-2 Languages: English Tune Title: HEINLEIN (AUS DER TIEE RUFE ICH)
Forty days and forty nights