| Oh come and mourn with me awhile! See, Mary calls us to her side; Oh come and let us mourn with her; JESUS, our Love, is crucified! | | Have we no tears to shed for Him, While soldiers scoff and Jews deride? Ah! look how patiently He hangs; JESUS, our Love, is crucified! | | His Mother cannot reach His Face; She stands in helplessness beside; Her heart is martyr'd with her Son's; JESUS, our Love, is crucified! | | Seven times He spoke, seven words of love, And all three hours His silence cried For mercy on the souls of men; JESUS, our Love, is crucified! | | What was Thy crime, my dearest LORD? By earth, by heaven, Thou hast been tried, And guilty found of too much love; JESUS, our Love, is crucified! 318 | | Death came, and JESUS meekly bow'd; His falling eyes He strove to guide With mindful love to Mary's face; JESUS, our Love, is crucified! | | Oh break, oh break, hard heart of mine! Thy weak self-love and guilty pride His Pilate and His Judas were; JESUS, our Love, is crucified! | | Come, take thy stand beneath the Cross, And let the Blood from out that Side Fall gently on thee drop by drop; JESUS, our Love, is crucified! | | A broken heart, a fount of tears, Ask, and they will not be denied; A broken heart Love's cradle is; JESUS, our Love, is crucified! | | O Love of GOD! O Sin of man! In this dread act your strength is tried; And victory remains with Love; For He, our Love, is crucified! | |