A Selection of Hymns ‎#CCCLXVII

CCCLXVII. He beheld the city and wept over it

1 Did Christ o'er sinners weep?
And shall our cheeks be dry?
Let floods of penitential grief
Burst forth from every eye.

2 The son of God in tears
Angels with wonder see!
Be thou astonish'd, O my soul,
He shed those tears for thee.

3 He wept, that we might weep,
Each sin demands a tear;
In heaven alone no sin is found,
And there's no weeping there.

Text Information

• First Line: Did Christ o'er sinner's weep
• Title: He beheld the city and wept over it
• Author: Beddome
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  John 19:42
• Topic: Worship: Hymns Before Sermon; Compassion of Christ; Public Religion
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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