Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: Thou sweet gliding Cedron by thy silver stream
Topic: Christ/Sufferings
Writer: Marie De Fleury
Composer:
Meter: 11s
Tune:
Hymn Number: 167
Page Number: 104, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsThou sweet gliding Cedron, 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.
Chorus
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.
How damp were the vapors that fell on his head,
How hard was his pillow, how humble his bed;
The angels beholding, amaz'd at the sight,
Attended their Master with solemn delight.
O garden of Olives! thou dear honor'd spot,
The fame of thy wonders shall ne'er be forgot
The theme most transporting to seraphs above,
The triumph o' sorrow, the triumph of love!