Category Archives: The Passion

I See The Crowd In Pilate’s Hall

This is the original text of this hymn as it appears in an 1860 edition of Hymns of Faith and Hope (1857) where it is listed under the header ‘Twas I That Did It: I see the crowd in Pilate’s … Continue reading

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Hail That Head All Torn And Wounded

This is the text of this hymn as it appears in Church Hymns (1871) where it is listed under General Hymns: Hail that Head all torn and wounded,With the crown of thorns surrounded,Hail that Face all marred and pale;Hail that … Continue reading

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I Gave My Life For Thee

This is the original text of this hymn as it appeared in the second edition (1871) of Frances Havergal’s The Ministry of Song (1869). It is listed under the heading “I did this for thee! What has thou done for … Continue reading

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Say, What Strange Love Works Thee This Sad Unrest

This hymn was used for Lauds on the Feast of the Five Wounds of Christ (the Friday following Ash Wednesday) in the Paris Breviary (1736). This is the original text of this hymn as it appears in Hymns Translated from … Continue reading

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Draw Out, Sad Heart, Thy Melody

This hymn was used for Vespers I & II and Nocturns on the Feast of the Five Wounds of Christ (the Friday following Ash Wednesday) in the Paris Breviary (1736). This is the original text of this hymn as it … Continue reading

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Angels Of Peace, Look Down From Heav’n And Mourn

This hymn was used as the hymn for Vespers on Fridays in Ordinary Time in the Paris Breviary (1736 Edition). This is the original text of this hymn as it appears in Hymns Translated from the Parisian Breviary (1839): Angels … Continue reading

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Weeping, As They Go Their Way

This is the text of this hymn as it appears in Church Hymns (1871) where it is listed as a hymn for Holy Week (Good Friday): Weeping, as they go their wayTheir dear Lord in earth to lay,Late at even,—who … Continue reading

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Jesu, In Thy Dying Woes

This is the text of this hymn as it appears in Church Hymns (1871) where it is listed as a hymn for Holy Week (The Words on the Cross): Part I. Jesu, in Thy dying woes,Even while Thy life-blood flows,Craving … Continue reading

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Now Returns The Awful Morning

This hymn is a rewrite and expansion of the hymn “Darkly Rose the Guilty Morning” by Joseph Anstice. This is the text of this hymn as it appears in Church Hymns (1871) where it is listed as a hymn for … Continue reading

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Darkly Rose The Guilty Morning

This is the text of this hymn as it appears in Songs of Syon (1910) where it is listed as a hymn for Good Friday: Darkly rose the guilty morning, When, the King of glory scorning,Raged the fierce Jerusalem: See … Continue reading

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