Text: | According to thy gracious word |
Author: | James Montgomery, 1771-1854 |
Tune: | BANGOR |
1 According to thy gracious word,
In meek humility,
This will I do, my dying Lord,
I will remember thee.
2 Thy body, broken for my sake,
My bread from heaven shall be;
Thy testamental cup I take,
And thus remember thee.
3 Gethsemane can I forget?
Or there thy conflict see,
Thine agony and bloody sweat,
And not remember thee?
4 When to the cross I turn mine eyes
And rest on Calvary
O Lamb of God, my sacrifice,
I must remember thee:
5 Remember thee, and all thy pains,
And all thy love to me;
Yea, while a breath, a pulse remains,
Will I remember thee.
6 And when these failing lips grow dumb,
And mind and memory flee,
When thou shalt in thy kingdom come,
Jesus, remember me.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | According to thy gracious word |
Author: | James Montgomery, 1771-1854 |
Meter: | CM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1986 |
Topic: | Sacraments and Other Rites: Holy Communion; Maundy Thursday |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | BANGOR |
Meter: | CM |
Key: | c minor |
Source: | Ps. xii in Harmony of Syon, 1734 by William Tans'ur |
Notes: | Widely used in the 18th century for "O God our help" - Ps. 90 |