Jews were wrought to cruel madness

Jews were wrought to cruel madness

Author: William Johnson Fox
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Jews were wrought to cruel madness,
Christians fled in fear and sadness,
Mary stood the cross beside.

At its foot her foot she planted,
By the dreadful scene undaunted,
Till the gentle sufferer died.

Poets oft have sung her story;
Painters decked her brow with glory;
Priests her name have deified;

But no worship, song, or glory,
Touches like that simple story,—
“Mary stood the cross beside.”

And when under fierce oppression
Goodness suffers like transgression,
Christ again is crucified.

But if love be there, true-hearted,
By no grief or terror parted,
Mary stands the cross beside.



Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #135

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Author: William Johnson Fox

Fox, William Johnson, the son of a small farmer in Suffolk, was born in 1786. As a boy he worked as a weaver, but subsequently spent six years in a bank. He was educated for the ministry under Dr. Pye Smith, at Homerton. His first settlement was with an Orthodox Independent congregation; but he very soon became a Unitarian. In 1817 he settled in London as minister of the Parliament Court Chapel. In 1824 lie removed to a new chapel at South Place, Finsbury, where he remained until 1852. He was a prominent member of the Anti Corn-law League; joined in founding the Westminster Review, and from 1831 to 1836 was owner of the Monthly Repository. From 1847 to 1863 he sat in Parliament as member for Oldham. He died in 1864. In 1841 he published Hym… Go to person page >

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #135Image
A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #135Text
Hymnal Amore Dei #4.SImage
Angelic Songs #d102
Golden Songs: for the Sabbath School, Sanctuary and Social Worship #48aImage
Good Will Songs: a Compilation of Hymns and Tunes #59Image
Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d334
Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #385Image
Hymnal, Amore Dei #135aImage
Hymnal, Amore Dei #135bImage
Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #94Image
Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #795Image
Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #795Image
Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #236Image
Prayers and Hymns for the Church and Home #d326
Songs of the Kingdom: a choice collection of songs and hymns for the Sunday school and other social services #53Image
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book: being "The Plymouth Collection" enlarged and adapted to the use of Baptist churches #236Image
The Golden Harp #d158
The Tabernacle #d157
The White Ribbon Hymnal: or, Echoes of the Crusade #d58
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