O Come and Mourn with Me Awhile =============================== m: John B. Dykes 1861 w: Frederick William Faber, 1849 Tune: St. Cross Meter: L.M.D [Verse 1] O come and mourn with me awhile; And tarry here the cross beside; O come, together let us mourn: Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. [Verse 2] Have we no tears to shed for Him, While soldiers scoff and foes deride? Ah! Look how patiently He hangs: Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. [Verse 3] How fast His hands and feet are nailed; His blessed tongue with thirst is tied, His failing eyes are blind with blood: Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. [Verse 4] His mother cannot reach His face; She stands in helplessness beside; Her heart is martyred with her Son’s: Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. [Verse 5] Seven times He spake, seven words of love; And all three hours his silence cried For mercy on the souls of men; Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. [Verse 6] Come, let us stand beneath the cross; So may the blood from out His side Fall gently on us drop by drop; Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. [Verse 7] O break, O break, hard heart of mine! Thy weak self-love and guilty pride His Pilate and His Judas were: Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. [Verse 8] A broken heart, a fount of tears, Ask, and they will not be denied; A broken heart love’s cradle is: Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. [Verse 9] O love of God! O sin of man! In this dread act your strength is tried; And victory remains with love: Jesus, our Lord, is crucified!