O come and mourn with me awhile (Charles H. Giffen)
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CPDL #18930:
- Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2009-02-18). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 83 kB Copyright: Personal May be freely copied, distributed, performed, or recorded. Please inform the composer of any performances of this work.
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General Information
Title: O come and mourn with me awhile
Composer: Charles H. Giffen
Lyricist: Frederick William Faber, 1849
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella or Keyboard
Published: 2009
Description: Passion hymn for Good Friday, original Hymn tune and setting: Crucified.
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Original text and translations
English text
O come and mourn with me awhile;
O come ye to the Savior's side;
O come, together let us mourn;
Jesus, our Love, is crucified.
Have we no tears to shed for him,
while soldiers scoff and foes deride?
Ah! look how patiently he hangs;
Jesus, our Love, is crucified.
How fast his hands and feet are nailed;
his blessed tongue with thirst is tied,
his failing eyes are blind with blood:
Jesus, our Love, is crucified.
His mother cannot reach his face;
she stands in helplessness beside;
her heart is martyred with her Son's:
Jesus, our Love, is Crucified.
Seven times seven he spoke, seven words of love;
and all three hours his silence cried
for mercy on the souls of men;
Jesus, our Love, is crucified.
O break, O break, hard heart of mine!
Thy weak self-love and guilty pride
his Pilate and his Judas were:
Jesus, our Love, is crucified.
A broken heart, a fount of tears,
ask, and they will not be denied;
a broken heart love's cradle is:
Jesus, our Love, is crucified.
O love of God! O sin of man!
In this dread act your strength is tried;
and victory remains with love;
for he, our Love, is crucified.
Note: the words "our Love" are frequently replaced with "our Lord".