The Hymnbook ‎#192

192. O Come and Mourn with Me Awhile

1 O come and mourn with me awhile;
O come ye to the Saviour's side;
O come, together let us mourn:
Jesus, our Lord, is crucified!

2 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!

3 O break, O break, hard heart of mine!
Thy weak self-love and guilty pride
His Pilate and His Judas were:
Jesus, our Lord, is crucified!

4 A broken heart, a fount of tears,
Ask, and they will not be denied;
A broken heart love's cradle is:
Jesus, our Lord, is crucified!

5 O love of God! O sin of man!
In this dread act your strength is tried,
And victory remains with love:
Jesus, our Lord, is crucified!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O come and mourn with me awhile
• Title: O Come and Mourn with Me Awhile
• Author: Frederick W. Faber (1849; alt.)
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Psalm 51:17
  ;
  John 16:20
• Topic: Christ: Passion; Christ: Atonement; God: Love and Fatherhood; Penitence; Jesus Christ: His Passion and Atonement

Tune Information

• Name: ST. CROSS
• Composer: John B. Dykes (1861)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: d minor