Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: Draw near ye weary bowed and broken-hearted
Topic: Christ's Sufferings
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: Silas Vail
Meter: 10s and 11s peculiar
Tune: Sacred Tears
Hymn Number: 115
Page Number: 047, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsDraw near, ye weary, bowed, and broken-hearted,
Ye onward trav'lers to a peaceful bourne;
Ye from whose path the light hath all departed;
Ye who are left in solitude to mourn;
Tho' o'er your spirits hath the storm-cloud swept,
Sacred are sorrow's tears, since "Jesus wept."
But with the friends he loved, whose hope had perished,
The Savior stood, while through his bosom rushed
A tide of sympathy for those he cherished,
And from his eyes the burning teardrops gushed;
And bending o'er the tomb where Lazarus slept,
In agony of spirit, "Jesus wept."
Lo! Jesus' power, the sleep of death hath broken,
And wiped the tear from sorrow's drooping eye!
Look up, ye mourners, hear what he hath spoken:
"He that believes on me shall never die,"
Through faith and love your spirits shall be kept;
Hope brighter grew on earth when "Jesus wept."