Hymn
Compassion
- Writer
- Benjamin Beddome
Did Christ o'er sinners weep?
And shall our cheeks be dry?
Let floods of penitential grief
Burst forth from ev'ry eye.
The Son of God in tears,
The wond'ring angels see!
Be thou astonished, O my soul!
He shed those tears for thee.
He wept; shall we not weep?
He died; shall we not die?
He rose; shall we not rise from sleep,
To reign with him on high?
Compassion — Text from Christ in Song, 1908. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/compassion
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Compassion?
The words of Compassion were written by Benjamin Beddome; the version here was published in 1908. The library holds 12 more hymns by Benjamin Beddome, including The Wisdom of God and And Must I Part With All I Have.
Is Compassion public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Christ in Song, published in 1908. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the meter of Compassion?
Compassion is in Short Meter (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, How Can A Sinner Know, Resurrection of the Saints and With joy we hail the sacred day.