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'Tis Midnight and On Olive's Brow
'Tis midnight, and on Olive's brow The star is
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.
Sung to
- ST. CROSS — John Bacchus Dykes · L.M.
- DUKE STREET — John Hatton · L.M.
- ERHALT UNS, HERR, BEI DEINEM WORT — German, 16th century · L.M.
- HAMBURG — Lowell Mason · L.M.
- MELCOMBE — Samuel Webbe · L.M.
- OLIVE'S BROW — William B. Bradbury · L.M.
- PUER NOBIS NASCITUR — Michael Praetorius · L.M.
- ROCKINGHAM (MASON) — Lowell Mason · L.M.
- ROCKINGHAM (MILLER) — Edward Miller · L.M.
- TALLIS` CANON — Thomas Tallis · L.M.
- TRYGGARE KAN INGEN VARA — Traditional Swedish melody · L.M.
- UXBRIDGE — Lowell Mason · L.M.
- WINCHESTER NEW — Winchester New · L.M.
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.
About
- Scripture 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Romans 3:23-25, Matthew 26:26-28, Mark 14:22-25
- Topics Atonement, Blood, Bread (of Life/Daily Bread), Easter Week, Passion
- Public domain published before 1931
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