Author: Jane Francesca Wilde, 1826 - 96; Girolamo Savonarola, 1452 - 98 Hymnal: Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #69 (1958) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Lyrics: 1 Jesus, refuge of the weary,
Object of the spirit's love,
Fountain in life's desert dreary,
Saviour from the world above;
O how oft thine eyes, offended,
Gaze upon the sinner's fall;
Yet upon the Cross extended,
Thou didst bear the pain of all. A-men.
2 Do we pass that Cross unheeding,
Breathing no repentant vow,
Though we see thee wounded, bleeding,
See thy thorn-encircled brow?
Yet thy sinless death hath brought us
Life eternal, peace, and rest;
Only what thy grace hath taught us
Calms the sinner's stormy breast.
3 Jesus, may our hearts be burning
With more fervent love for thee;
May our eyes be ever turning
To thy Cross of agony;
Till in glory, parted never
From the blessèd Saviour's side,
Graven in our hearts forever,
Dwell the Cross, the Crucified.
Amen.
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Jesus, refuge of the weary