Hymn
'Tis Midnight, and on Olive's Brow
ERHALT UNS, HERR, BEI DEINEM WORT · L.M. · words William Bingham Tappan · music German, 16th century
Setting: Cyber Hymnal · Open Hymnal
auto-underlaid These words and this tune share a meter but have no hand-edited setting; the underlay was fitted automatically (syllable-for-note, validated). The opening stress differs from the tune's — usually fine; trust your ear.
1.'Tis midnight, and on Olive's brow
The star is dimmed that lately shone;
'Tis midnight, in the garden now,
The suffering Savior prays alone.
2.'Tis midnight, and from all removed
The Savior 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 ether-plains
Is borne the song that angels know
Unheard by mortals are the strains
That sweetly soothe the Savior's woe.
Try these words on another tune
- OLIVE'S BROW — William B. Bradbury
- DUKE STREET — John Hatton
- HAMBURG — Lowell Mason
- MELCOMBE — Samuel Webbe
- PUER NOBIS NASCITUR — Michael Praetorius
- ROCKINGHAM (MASON) — Lowell Mason
- ROCKINGHAM (MILLER) — Edward Miller
- ST. CROSS — John Bacchus Dykes
- TALLIS` CANON — Thomas Tallis
- TRYGGARE KAN INGEN VARA — Traditional Swedish melody
- UXBRIDGE — Lowell Mason
- WINCHESTER NEW — Winchester New
Other words for this tune
- Affliction and Appeal — The Psalter, 1912
- Christ's Inheritance — The Psalter, 1912
- Doubts Overcome by Faith — The Psalter, 1912
- God the Source of Joy — The Psalter, 1912
- Lord, Hear My Pray'r, and Let My Cry (Second Version) — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word — Martin Luther
- The Deliverance of Zion — The Psalter, 1912
- The Law Of God Is Good And Wise — Matthias Loy
- The Mercies and Faithfulness of God — The Psalter, 1912
- 'Tis Midnight and On Olive's Brow — William Bingham Tappan
- 'Twas on That Night, When Doomed to Know — Scottish Paraphrases, 1781
- A Trustful Appeal to God — The Psalter, 1912
- All People That on Earth Do Dwell — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- All Praise To Thee, My God, This Night — Thomas Ken
- All That I Am I Owe to Thee — The Psalter, 1912
- Assurance of Blessing — The Psalter, 1912
- At Even, Ere the Sun Was Set — Henry Twells
- Awake, My Soul, And With The Sun — Thomas Ken
- Children of the Heavenly Father — Carolina Sandell Berg
- Danger and Rescue — The Psalter, 1912
- Desire for Rest — The Psalter, 1912
- Divine Grace Magnified — The Psalter, 1912
- Divine Help Invoked — The Psalter, 1912
- From Heaven Above To Earth I Come — Martin Luther
- God the Righteous Judge — The Psalter, 1912
- Harvest Thanksgiving — The Psalter, 1912
- Holiness and Divine Favor — The Psalter, 1912
- Illumination and Testimony — The Psalter, 1912
- Instruction in the Divine Law — The Psalter, 1912
- Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun — Isaac Watts
- Just as I Am, Without One Plea — Charlotte Elliott
- Lord, in Thy Wrath Rebuke Me Not — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Memories of Zion — The Psalter, 1912
- Mutual Intercession — The Psalter, 1912
- New Every Morning Is the Love — John Keble
- O Lord My Soul Convicted — James Maxwell
- O Lord, Thou Art My God and King (Second Version) — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee — Washington Gladden
- On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry — Charles Coffin
- Our Source of Strength — The Psalter, 1912
- Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow — Thomas Ken
- Sun of My Soul, Thou Savior Dear — John Keble
- Sweet Is the Work, My God, My King — Isaac Watts
- Take Up Thy Cross, the Savior Said — Charles William Everest
- The Blessings of Immanuel's Reign — The Psalter, 1912
- The Cross of Calvary — The Psalter, 1912
- The Divine Law — The Psalter, 1912
- The Greatness and Grace of God — The Psalter, 1912
- The House of God — The Psalter, 1912
- The Immutable Word — The Psalter, 1912
- The Protective Power of God — The Psalter, 1912
- The Vindication of Righteousness — The Psalter, 1912
- The Witness of Nature to God — The Psalter, 1912
- The Wondrous Testimonies of God — The Psalter, 1912
- When I Survey the Wondrous Cross — Isaac Watts
- World-Wide Worship — The Psalter, 1912
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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