Hymn
Who Is This?
Jesus wept! those tears are over,
But His heart is still the same;
Kinsman, friend, and elder brother,
Is His everlasting name.
Savior, who can love like Thee,
Gracious One of Bethany?
When the pangs of trial seize me,
When the waves of sorrow roll,
I will lay my head on Jesus,
Refuge of the troubled soul.
Surely, none can feel like Thee,
Weeping One of Bethany!
Jesus wept! and still in glory
He can mark each mourner’s tear;
Loving to retrace the story
Of the hearts He solaced here;
Lord, when I am called to die,
Let me think of Bethany.
Jesus wept! that tear of sorrow
Is a legacy of love;
Yesterday, today, tomorrow,
He the same doth ever prove.
Thou art all in all to me,
Living One of Bethany.
Who Is This? — Text from The Lutheran Hymnary, 1913. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/who-is-this
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Who Is This?
The words of Who Is This were written by John R. MacDuff; the version here was published in 1913. The library also holds Christ is Coming!, another hymn by John R. MacDuff.
Is Who Is This public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Lutheran Hymnary, published in 1913. 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.