I posted this last year on Good Friday; it seems timely (and timeless) again.
Go To Dark Gethsemane
Go to dark Gethsemane,
You who feel the tempter's pow'r;
Your Redeemer's conflict see;
Watch with Him one bitter hour;
Turn not from His griefs away;
Learn of Jesus Christ to pray.
Follow to the judgment hall;
View the Lord of life arraigned;
O the worm-wood and the gall!
O the pangs His soul sustained!
Shun not suff'ring, shame, or loss;
Learn of Him to bear the cross.
Calv'ry's mournful mountain climb
There' adoring at His feet,
Mark the miracle of time,
God's own sacrifice complete:
"It is finished!" Hear the cry;
Learn of Jesus Christ to die.
Early hasten to the tomb
Where they laid his breathless clay;
All is solitude and gloom;
Who hath taken Him away?
Christ is ris'n! He meets our eyes:
Savior, teach us so to rise.
- James Montgomery (1771-1854), 1825
Where did a year go TB? Thanks for this.
ReplyDeleteNylon12, I have no idea. It already feels like May is pressing in on us.
DeleteYou are most welcome.
Our vigil for Sunday starts soon.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy, Ed. I need to remember to reflect some today and tomorrow.
DeleteHaving grown up on hymns, I'm always amazed when I hear one that is new to me. It's interesting to me why such a sober verse was put to a such an upbeat, airy tune. The singing voice was beautifully clear, but thank you for providing the words to read, TB. "Where they laid his breathless clay"
ReplyDeleteThere was supposed to be a deep sigh after the verse in quotes.
DeleteBecki, it is amazing. There are literally 2000 years of hymns, yet somehow we seem to remember only the last 20 years or so.
DeleteIt's a wonderful time of year to pause and reflect.
ReplyDeleteThe deep breath before the plunge, as Gandalf says in The Lord of The Rings movie version.
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