Worship and Service Hymnal ‎#60

60. 'Tis Midnight; and on Olive's Brow

1 'Tis midnight; and on Olive's brow
The star is dimmed that lately shone:
'Tis midnight; in the garden now
The suffering Saviour prays alone.

2 'Tis midnight; and from all removed,
Emmanuel wrestles lone with fears;
E'en that disciple whom He loved
Heeds not His Master's grief and tears.

3 'Tis midnight; and, for others' guilt,
The Man of Sorrows weeps in blood;
Yet He that hath in anguish knelt
Is not forsaken by His God.

4 'Tis midnight; from the heav'nly plains
Is borne the song that angels know;
Unheard by mortals are the strains
That sweetly soothe the Saviour's woe.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: 'Tis midnight; and on Olive's brow
• Title: 'Tis Midnight; and on Olive's Brow
• Author: William B. Tappan, 1794-1849
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1957
• Topic: Christ: Gethsemane; Christ: Passion; Gethsemane

Tune Information

• Name: OLIVE'S BROW
• Composer: William B. Bradbury, 1816-1868
• Key: A♭ Major