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'Tis Midnight, and on Olive's Brow
'Tis Midnight, and on Olive's Brow
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.
Sung to
- OLIVE'S BROW — William B. Bradbury · 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.
- PUER NOBIS NASCITUR — Michael Praetorius · L.M.
- ROCKINGHAM (MASON) — Lowell Mason · L.M.
- ROCKINGHAM (MILLER) — Edward Miller · L.M.
- ST. CROSS — John Bacchus Dykes · 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.
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- Topics Passion, Cross, Lent
- Public domain published before 1931
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