Common Tune

Hymn

'Tis Midnight and On Olive's Brow

DUKE STREET · L.M. · words William Bingham Tappan · music John Hatton

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'Tis Midnight and On Olive's Brow ly re ive's heav'n all Ol brow plains moved mid mid night, night, mid night, 3. 'Tis 2. 'Tis 1. 'Tis the from on from and and ly with gels late lone, an shone; know; fears; borne man star Are Im the is The uel that tles, that dimmed wres songs the He den are whom gar now strains loved heard the mid by dis night, Un E'en 'Tis tals ple the in ci mor and ior's a ior the ter's prays Sav grief woe. tears. lone. sweet not suf ly his f'ring That Heeds The Sav Mas soothe William Bingham Tappan, 1869 DUKE STREET L.M. John Hatton, 1793
'Tis Midnight and On Olive's Brow that tles, that lone, late an man borne star is uel the songs wres dimmed ly with gels know; fears; shone; and and from night, night, night, the from on 'Tis 1. 'Tis 2. 'Tis 3. mid mid mid brow moved plains Im The Are heav'n all Ol ly re ive's prays grief Sav ior ter's the f'ring his ly suf not sweet Sav Mas soothe ior's a and lone. tears. woe. ci in mor the ple tals 'Tis E'en Un night, dis by mid the heard now loved strains The Heeds That are whom gar the He den William Bingham Tappan, 1869 DUKE STREET L.M. John Hatton, 1793

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
Immanuel wrestles, lone, with fears;
E'en the disciple whom He loved
Heeds not his Master's grief and tears.

3.'Tis midnight, from the heav'nly plains
Are borne the songs that angels know;
Unheard by mortals are the strains
That sweetly soothe the Savior's woe.

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Same meter but needs editorial underlay: ABERYSTWYTH (PARRY), ANGELUS, BRESLAU, FEDERAL STREET, GERMANY, MARYTON, MENDON, MORNING HYMN, OLD 100TH, QUEBEC, THE FIRST NOEL, VOM HIMMEL HOCH, WOODWORTH.

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