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Christ in Song 59

Gethsemane

Words: William B. Tappan

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1'Tis mid night; and on Ol ive's brow
The star is dimm'd that late ly shone;
'Tis mid night; in the gar den now
The suff'ring Sav iour prays a lone.

2'Tis mid night; and from all re moved,
The Sav iour wrest les lone with fears;
E'en that dis ci ple whom he loved
Heeds not his Mas ter's grief and tears.

3'Tis mid night; and for oth ers' guilt
The Man of Sor rows weeps in blood;
Yet he who hath in an guish knelt
Is not for sak en by his God.

4'Tis mid night; and from eth er plains
Is borne the song that an gels know;
Un heard by mor tals are the strains
That sweet ly soothe the Sav iour's woe.

Scripture
Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-46

The verse

Meter
9.8.8.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

'Tis mid night; and on Ol ive's brow///˘˘???/9A
The star is dimm'd that late ly shone;˘/˘/˘///8B
'Tis mid night; in the gar den now///˘˘///8A
The suff'ring Sav iour prays a lone.˘????/˘/8B

Verse 2

'Tis mid night; and from all re moved,///˘˘///8A
The Sav iour wrest les lone with fears;˘??///˘/8B
E'en that dis ci ple whom he loved??˘/??˘˘/9C
Heeds not his Mas ter's grief and tears./˘˘///˘/8D

Verse 3

'Tis mid night; and for oth ers' guilt///˘˘?//8A
The Man of Sor rows weeps in blood;˘/˘///˘/8B
Yet he who hath in an guish knelt/˘˘/˘˘?/8C
Is not for sak en by his God.˘˘˘//˘˘/8D

Verse 4

'Tis mid night; and from eth er plains///˘˘?˘/8A
Is borne the song that an gels know;˘/˘/˘˘//8B
Un heard by mor tals are the strains//˘//˘˘/8A
That sweet ly soothe the Sav iour's woe.˘///˘??/8B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.