Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: Dark was the night and cold the ground
Topic: Christ/Life and Ministry
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune: Edmeston
Hymn Number: 102
Page Number: 040, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsDark was the night and cold the ground
On which the Lord was laid:
His sweat like drops of blood ran down;
In agony he prayed:
"Father, remove this bitter cup,
If such thy sacred will;
If not, content to drink it up,
Thy pleasure I fulfill."
Go to the garden, sinner: see
Those precious drops that flow,
The heavy load he bore for thee:
For thee he lies so low.
Then learn of him the cross to bear,
Thy Father's will obey;
And when temptations press thee near,
Awake to watch and pray.