The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#328

328. O Jesus, sweet the tears I shed

1 O Jesus, sweet the tears I shed
While at thy cross I kneel,
Gaze on thy wounded, fainting head,
And all thy sorrows feel.

2 My heart dissolves to see thee bleed,
This heart so hard before;
I hear thee for the guilty plead,
And grief o'erflows the more.

3 I know this cleansing blood of thine
Was shed, dear Lord, for me;
For me, for all, O, grace divine!
Who look by faith on thee.

4 In patient hope the cross I'll bear,
Thine arm shall be my stay;
And thou, enthroned, my soul shalt spare
On thy great Judgment-day.

Text Information

• First Line: O Jesus, sweet the tears I shed
• Author: Ray Palmer
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Christ: Sufferings and Death

Tune Information

• Name: CHINA
• Composer: Timothy Swan
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #201 or 204.