Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#81

81. Suffering Son of Man, be near me

1 Suffering Son of man, be near me,
In my sufferings to sustain;
By my sorer griefs to cheer me
By Thy more than mortal pain.

2 Call to mind that unknown anguish
In Thy days of flesh below,
When Thy troubled soul did languish
Under a whole world of woe.

3 By Thy most severe temptation
In that dark satanic hour;
By thy last mysterious Passion,
Screen me from the adverse power.

4 By Thy fainting in the garden,
By Thy dreadful Death, I pray,
Write upon my heart Thy pardon,
Take my sins and fears away.

5 By the travail of Thy spirit,
By Thine outcry on the Tree,
By thine agonizing merit,
Gracious Lord, remember me!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Suffering Son of Man, be near me
• Author: Charles Wesley (1767. a)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Church Year: Lent: Litany Hymns

Tune Information

• Name: HJEM JEG LAENGES
• Composer: Ludvig M. Lindeman, (1812-1887)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7
• Key: d minor