The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2763

2763. In Dark Gethsemane

1. The world in silence waits around,
The pendant branches sway,
While, in the shadows more profound,
The Master kneels to pray.

2. The hours of night go flying on,
Fierce dangers haste the day;
’Tis now the Master seeks His own—
They need to watch and pray.

3. The foes of righteousness awake,
They hither press their way,
Their clamors on the silence break—
Awake, ye saints, and pray!

4. ’Tis e’er in dark Gethsemane
The Master strives alone,
Yet ever comes with tender care
To wake and warn His own.

Text Information

• First Line: The world in silence waits around
• Title: In Dark Gethsemane
• Author: John Wayland (1916)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Life Songs, edited by Samuel F. Coffman & John D. Brunk (Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Mennonite Publishing House, 1916), number 18
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: LARVOTTO
• Composer: John David Brunk
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 33217 65543 32577
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain