“And they shall mourn for him.” Zech. 12. 10
J. Hart 7.6.
1
Suffering Saviour, Lamb of God,
How hast thou been usèd?
With the Almighty’s wrathful rod
Soul and body bruisèd!
2
We, for whom thou once wast slain,
We, whose sins did pierce thee,
Now commemorate thy pain,
And implore thy mercy.
3
We would with thee sympathise
In thy bitter passion;
With soft hearts and weeping eyes
See thy great salvation.
4
[Thine’s an everlasting love;
We have dearly tried thee;
Whom have we in heaven above,
Whom on earth beside thee?
5
What can helpless sinners do
When temptations seize us?
Nought have we to look unto
But the blood of Jesus.]
6
Pardon all our baseness, Lord;
All our weakness pity;
Guide us safely by thy word
To the heavenly city.
7
O sustain us on the road
Through this desert dreary;
Feed us with thy flesh and blood
When we’re faint and weary.
8
Bid us call to mind thy cross,
Our hard hearts to soften;
Often, Saviour, feast us thus,
For we need it often.
