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The Convention Hymnal Score of Hymn 21: 'Tis Midnight; and on Olive's Brow by William B. Tappan

1 'Tis midnight; and on Olive's brow
    The star is dimmed that lately shone:
'Tis midnight; in the garden now
    The suff'ring Saviour prays alone.
 
2 'Tis midnight; and from all removed,
    The Saviour wrestles lone with fears;
E'en the disciple whom He loved
    Heeds not his Master's grief and tears.
 
3 'Tis midnight; and for others' guilt
    The Man of Sorrows weeps in blood;
Yet He that hath in anguish knelt
    Is not forsaken by His God.
 
4 'Tis midnight; and from ether-plains
    Is borne the song that angels know;
Unheard by mortals are the strains
    That sweetly soothe the Saviour's woe.
William B. Tappan

 

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