Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: Jesus wept those tears are over
Topic: Christ/Life and Ministry
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: James Challen
Meter: 8 7 8 7 7 7
Tune: Jesus Wept
Hymn Number: 105
Page Number: 042, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsJesus wept! those tears are over,
But his heart is still the same;
Kinsman, Friend, and Elder Brother,
Is his everlasting name.
Savior, who can love like thee?
Gracious one of Bethany!
When the pangs of trials seize us,
When the waves of sorrow roll,
I will lay my head on Jesus--
Pillow of the troubled soul.
Truly, none can feel like thee,
Weeping one of Bethany!
Jesus wept, and still in glory
He can mark each mourner's tear--
Living to retrace the story
Of the hearts he solaced here.
Lord, when I am called to die,
Let me think of Bethany!
Jesus wept! that tear of sorrow
Is a legacy of love;
Yesterday, to-day, to-morrow,
He the same shall ever prove.
Thou art all in all to me,
Living one of Bethany!