153. O come and mourn with me awhile
L.M.
St. Cross:
John B. Dykes, 1861
Frederick William Faber, 1849;
Alt.
O come and mourn with me awhile; And tarry here the cross beside; O come, together let us mourn; Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. | Have we no tears to shed for him, While soldiers scoff and Jews deride? Ah! look how patiently he hangs; Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. | Seven times he spake, seven words of love; And all three hours his silence cried For mercy on the souls of men; Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. | O love of God! O sin of man! In this dread act your strength is tried; And victory remains with love; For thou, our Lord, art crucified! | |