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SDA Hymnal 157

Go to Dark Gethsemane

Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]4/4

1Go to dark Gethsemane,
Ye that feel the tempter's power;
Your Redeemer's conflict see,
Watch with Him one bitter hour;
Turn not from His griefs away,
Learn of Jesus Christ to pray.

2See Him at the judgment hall,
Beaten, bound, reviled, arraigned;
See Him meekly bearing all,
Love to man His soul sustained;
Shun not suffering, shame, or loss,
Learn of Him to bear the cross.

3Calvary's mournful mountain climb;
There, adoring at His feet,
Mark that miracle of time,
God's own sacrifice complete;
'It is finished!' hear Him cry,
Learn of Jesus Christ to die.

Words: [unclear]
Music: [unclear]
Tune: [unclear]
Meter: 4/4

The verse

Meter: 6.8.7.8.7.7
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 73% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABABCC

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Verse 1

Go to dark Gethsemane,/˘/???6A

Ye that feel the tempter's power;/˘/˘??/˘8B

Your Redeemer's conflict see,˘???/˘/7C

Watch with Him one bitter hour;/˘˘//˘/˘8B

Turn not from His griefs away,/˘˘˘/˘/7D

Learn of Jesus Christ to pray./˘/˘/˘/7D

Verse 2

See Him at the judgment hall,/˘˘˘/˘/7A

Beaten, bound, reviled, arraigned;/˘/˘/˘/7B

See Him meekly bearing all,/˘/˘/˘/7A

Love to man His soul sustained;/˘/˘/˘/7B

Shun not suffering, shame, or loss,/˘/˘˘/˘/8C

Learn of Him to bear the cross./˘˘˘/˘/7C

Verse 3

Calvary's mournful mountain climb;/˘˘/˘/˘/8A

There, adoring at His feet,/˘/˘˘˘/7B

Mark that miracle of time,/˘/˘˘˘/7A

God's own sacrifice complete;///˘/˘/7B

'It is finished!' hear Him cry,˘˘/˘/˘/7C

Learn of Jesus Christ to die./˘/˘/˘/7C

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.