Hymn
Christ's Sufferings and Exaltation
Now let our mournful songs record
The sorrows of our dying Lord,
When he complained in tears and blood,
As one forsaken by his God.
The Jews beheld him thus forlorn,
And shook their heads and laughed in scorn;
He rescued others from the grave,
Now let him try himself to save.
This is the man who did pretend
God was his Father and his friend;
If God the blessed loved him so,
Why does he fail his help to show?
O savage people! cruel priests!
How they stood round like raging beasts!
Like lions gaping to devour,
When God had left him in their power!
They wound his head, his hands, his feet,
Till streams of blood each other meet;
By lot his garments they divide,
And mock the pangs in which he died.
Christ's Sufferings and Exaltation — Text from The Voice of Praise, 1873. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/christs-sufferings-and-exaltation
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Christ's Sufferings and Exaltation?
The words of Christ's Sufferings and Exaltation were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1873. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including The Beauty of the Church; or, Gospel Worship and Order and Communion with Christ and with Saints.
Is Christ's Sufferings and Exaltation public domain?
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What is the metre of Christ's Sufferings and Exaltation?
Christ's Sufferings and Exaltation is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Christian Race, All-sufficiency of His grace and In the Sanctuary.