Hymn
'Twas on That Dark, That Doleful Night
'Twas on that dark, that doleful night,
When powers of earth and hell arose
Against the Son of God's delight,
And friends betrayed Him to His foes.
Before the mournful scene began,
He took the bread, and blessed, and brake;
What love through all His actions ran!
What wondrous words of grace He spake!
"This is my body, broke for sin;
Receive and eat the living food:"
Then took the cup and blessed the wine;
"'Tis the new covenant in my blood."
"Do this," He said, "till time shall end,
In mem'ry of your dying Friend
Meet at my table and record
The love of your departed Lord."
Jesus, Thy feast we celebrate;
We show Thy death; we sing Thy name,
Till Thou return, and we shall eat
The marriage supper of the Lamb.
'Twas on That Dark, That Doleful Night — Text from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book, 1918. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/twas-on-that-dark-that-doleful-night
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote 'Twas on That Dark, That Doleful Night?
The words of 'Twas on That Dark, That Doleful Night were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1918. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Life, the Day of Grace and Universal Praise.
Is 'Twas on That Dark, That Doleful Night public domain?
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What is the metre of 'Twas on That Dark, That Doleful Night?
'Twas on That Dark, That Doleful Night is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Just as I Am, Without One Plea, The Commission and As thy Days, So Shall thy Strength Be.