Hymn
The Institution
That dreadful night before His death
The Lamb for sinners slain;
Did almost with His dying breath,
This solemn feast ordain.
To keep the feast, Lord, we have met,
And to remember Thee;
Help each redeemed one to repeat,
“For me, He died for me!”
Thy suff’rings, Lord, each sacred sign
To our remembrance brings;
We eat the bread, and drink the wine,
But think on nobler things.
O tune our tongues, and set in frame
Each heart that pants for Thee,
To sing, “Hosanna to the Lamb!”
The Lamb that died for me!
The Institution — Text from Crowning Day No. 3, 1898. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-institution
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Institution?
The words of The Institution were written by J. Hart; the version here was published in 1898. The library holds 7 more hymns by J. Hart, including How Good Is the God We Adore and The Stony Heart.
Is The Institution public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Crowning Day No. 3, published in 1898. 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 metre of The Institution?
The Institution is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, God is Everywhere, Praise for the Fountain opened and Unwearied Earnestness.