Hymnal: The Sacred Melodeon
Date: 1848
Compiler: A S Hayden
Publisher/Printer: A S Hayden
First Line: Thou sweet gliding Kedron by the silver stream
Topic: <no topic given>
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: 11s
Tune: Thou Sweet Gliding Kedron
Hymn Number: <no hymn number given>
Page Number: 202, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsThou sweet gliding Kedron, by thy silver stream
Our Saviour would linger in moonlight's soft beam;
And by thy bright waters till midnight would stay,
And lose in thy murmurs the toils of the day.
How damp were the vapours that fell on his head!
How hard was his pillow, how humble his bed!
The angels, beholding, amazed at the sight,
Attended their Master with solemn delight.
O garden of Olives, thou dear honour'd spot,
The fame of thy wonders ne'er be forgot;
The theme most transporting to seraphs above,
The triumph of sorrow, the triumph of love.
Come, saints, and adore him; come bow at his feet:
O give him the glory, the praise that is meet!
Let joyful hosannas unceasing arise,
And join the full chorus that gladdens the skies.