Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
First Line: 'Twas on that dark that doleful night
Topic: For the Lord's Supper
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 134
Page Number: 135, click to see hymnal pages
Lyics'Twas on that dark, that doleful night,
When powers of earth and hell arose,
Against the Son of God's delight,
And friends betrayed him to his foes.
Before the mournful scene began,
He took the bread and blest and brake,
What love through all his actions ran!
What wondrous words of grace he spake!
"This is my body, broke for sin,
"Receive and eat the living food;"
Then he took the cup and blest the wine,
"'Tis the new cov'nant in my blood."
For us his flesh with nails was torn,
He bore the scourge, he felt the thorn,
When for black crimes of largest size,
He gave himself a sacrifice.
"Do this," he cried, "'till time shall end,
"In memory of your dying friend;
"Meet at my table and record
"The love of your departed Lord."
Jesus, thy feast we celebrate,
We show thy death, we sing thy name;
Till thou return and we shall eat
The marriage supper of the Lamb.