Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: Mary to the Saviour's tomb
Topic: Christ/His Burial and Resurrection
Writer: <no first name given> Newton
Composer:
Meter: 7s
Tune:
Hymn Number: 192
Page Number: 120, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsMary to the Saviour's tomb,
Hasted at the early dawn;
Spice she brought, and sweet perfume,
But the Lord she loved had gone;
For awhile she ling'ring stood,
Fill'd with sorrow and surprise;
Trembling, while a crystal flood
Issued from her weeping eyes.
Jesus, who is always near,
Though too often unperceived,
Came her drooping heart to cheer,
Kindly asking why she grieved:
Though at first she knew him not,
When he call'd her by her name,
She her heavy griefs forgot,
For she found him still the same.
And her sorrows quickly fled,
When she heard his welcome voice;
Christ had risen from the dead,
Now he bids her heart rejoice:
What a change his word can make,
Turning darkness into day;
You who weep for Jesus' sake,
He will wipe your tears away.