Hymnal: Christian Psalms and Hymns
Date: 1839
Compiler: Walter Scott and Silas Leonard
Publisher/Printer: A S Tilden
First Line: Thou soft flowing Kedron by thy silver stream
Topic: <no topic given>
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: 11s
Tune:
Hymn Number: 619
Page Number: 326, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsTHOU soft flowing Kedron, by thy silver stream,
Our Saviour at midnight, when Cynthia's pale beam,
Shone bright on thy waters, would frequently stray.
And lose in thy murmers the toils of the day.
How damp were the vapors that fell on his head!
How hard was his pillow, how humble his bed!
The angels astonished grew sad at the sight,
And follow'd their Master with solemn delight.
O garden of Olivet, thou dear honored spot,
The fame of thy wonders shall ne'er be forgot;
The theme most transporting to seraphs above,
The triumph of sorrow--the triumph of love!
O let us adore him, and bow at his feet;
And give him the glory, the praise that is meet;
Let joyful hosannas unceasingly rise,
And swell the glad chorus that sounds thro' the skies.