359 | The Hymnal#360 | 361 |
Text: | 'Twas on that night, when doomed to know |
Author: | Rev. John Morison (1749-1798) |
Tune: | ROCKINGHAM OLD |
Composer: | Edward Miller |
1 'Twas on that night when doomed to know
The eager rage of every foe,
That night in which He was betrayed,
The Saviour of the world took bread;
2 And, after thanks and glory given
To Him that rules in earth and heaven,
That symbol of His flesh He broke,
And thus to all His followers spoke:
3 "My broken body thus I give
For you, for all; take, eat, and live;
And oft the sacred rite renew
That brings My wondrous love to view."
4 Then in His hands the cup He raised,
And God anew He thanked and praised,
While kindness in His bosom glowed,
And from His lips salvation flowed.
5 "My blood I thus pour forth," He cries,
"To cleanse the soul in sin that lies;
In this the covenant is sealed,
And heaven's eternal grace revealed.
6 "With love to man this cup is fraught;
Let all partake the sacred draught;
Through latest ages let it pour,
In memory of My dying hour."
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | 'Twas on that night, when doomed to know |
Author: | Rev. John Morison (1749-1798) |
Meter: | L. M. |
Publication Date: | 1950 |
Topic: | The Church and the Sacraments: The Lord's Supper; Communion, The Holy; Lord's Supper, The |
Source: | As in "Scottish Paraphrases," 1781 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ROCKINGHAM OLD |
Composer: | Edward Miller (1790) |
Meter: | L. M. |
Key: | E♭ Major |