Christ in Song 69
Gethsemane
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.
RefrainGethsemane, Gethsemane!
Where Jesus knelt for you and me;
Gethsemane, Gethsemane!
Blessed garden of agony!
2'Tis midnight; and from all removed,
The Saviour 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; and from ether plains
Is borne the song that angels know;
Unheard by mortals are the strains
That sweetly soothe the Saviour's woe.
- Also sung to
- Olives' Brow (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #314)
- Scripture
- Matthew 26:36-46
The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.10
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 54% of beats fit
- Rhyme
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