The Hymnal ‎#151

151. Go to dark Gethsemane

Go to dark Gethsemane,
Ye that feel the tempter's power;
Your Redeemer's conflict see,
Watch with him one bitter hour;
Turn not from his griefs away,
Learn of Jesus Christ to pray.

Follow to the judgment hall;
View the Lord of life arraigned;
O the wormwood and the gall!
O the pangs his soul sustained!
Shun not suffering, shame, or loss;
Learn of him to bear the cross.

Calvary's mournful mountain climb;
There, adoring at his feet,
Mark that miracle of time,
God's own sacrifice complete;
“It is finished!” hear him cry;
Learn of Jesus Christ to die.

Text Information

• First Line: Go to dark Gethsemane
• Author: James Montgomery (1825)
• Meter: Six 7s
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Holy Week
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: PETRA
• Composer: Richard Redhead (1853)
• Meter: Six 7s
• Incipit: 11234 43112 3221
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.