Author: J. Montgomery Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #304 (1913) Lyrics: 1 Go to dark Gethsemane,
You that feel the tempter's power;
Your Redeemer's conflict see;
Watch with Him one bitter hour;
Turn not from His griefs away,
Learn of Jesus Christ to pray.
2 Follow to the judgment-hall,
View the Lord of life arraigned;
O the wormwood and the gall!
O the pangs His soul sustained!
Shun not suffering, shame or loss,
Learn of Him to bear the cross.
3 Calvary's mournful mountain climb,
There, adoring at His feet,
Mark the miracle of time,
God's own sacrifice complete;
"It is finished," hear the cry,
Learn of Jesus Christ to die.
4 Early hasten to the tomb
Where they laid His breathless clay;
All is solitude and gloom,
Who hath taken Him away?
Christ is risen! He meets our eyes.
Savior, teach us so to rise. Topics: The Church Year Lent and Passion Week; The Church Year Lent and Passion Week; Temptation Tune Title: [Go to dark Gethsemane]
Go to dark Gethsemane