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Olive's Brow

Representative Text

1 ’Tis midnight, and on Olive’s brow
the star is dimmed that lately shone;
’tis midnight; in the garden now
the suff'ring Savior prays alone.

2 ’Tis midnight, and, from all removed,
Emmanuel wrestles lone with fears:
e’en the disciple that He loved
heeds not his Master’s grief and tears.

3 ’Tis midnight, and, for others’ guilt,
the Man of Sorrows weeps in blood;
yet He that hath in anguish knelt
is not forsaken by His God.

4 ’Tis midnight; and from heav'nly plains
is borne the song that angels know;
unheard by mortals are the strains
that sweetly soothe the Savior’s woe.

Source: Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #274

Author: William B. Tappan

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Text Information

First Line: 'Tis midnight; and on Olive's brow
Title: Olive's Brow
Author: William B. Tappan (1822)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Notes: Spanish translation: See "Es medianoche y el fulgor" by Angel Mergal and Federico Pagura
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #6765
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Small Church Music #5810
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Chalice Hymnal #194

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Clarion Call #236

Great Songs of the Church (Revised) #213

Hymnal #241

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Hymns of Faith #143

Hymns of the Christian Life #92

Hymns of the Saints #264

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Hymns to the Living God #144

Living Hymns #127

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #709

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Praise! Our Songs and Hymns #226

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Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #274

Sacred Selections for the Church #286

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Small Church Music #5810

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The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #168

The Christian Life Hymnal #159

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The Cyber Hymnal #6765

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The Worshiping Church #220

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Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #249

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Trinity Psalter Hymnal #344

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Voices Together #318

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Worship and Service Hymnal #60

生命聖詩 - Hymns of Life, 1986 #116

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