O Jesus, sweet the tears I shed

O Jesus, sweet the tears I shed

Author: Ray Palmer
Published in 57 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 O Jesus, sweet the tears I shed,
While at thy cross I kneel,
Gaze on thy wounded, fainting head,
And all thy sorrows feel.

2 My heart dissolves to see thee bleed,
This heart so hard before;
I hear thee for the guilty plead,
And grief o'erflows the more.

3 I know this cleansing blood of thine
Was shed, dear Lord, for me:
For me, for all, oh, grace divine!
Who look by faith on thee.

4 O Christ of God, O spotless Lamb,
By love my soul is drawn;
Henceforth, for ever, thine I am;
Here life and peace are born.

5 In patient hope, the cross I'll bear,
Thine arm shall be my stay;
And thou, enthroned, my soul shalt spare,
On thy great judgment-day.


Source: Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs, ancient and modern for use in the prayer-meeting #163

Author: Ray Palmer

Ray Palmer (b. Little Compton, RI, 1808; d. Newark, NJ, 1887) is often considered to be one of America's best nineteenth-century hymn writers. After completing grammar school he worked in a Boston dry goods store, but a religious awakening prodded him to study for the ministry. He attended Yale College (supporting himself by teaching) and was ordained in 1835. A pastor in Congregational churches in Bath, Maine (1835-1850), and Albany, New York (1850-1865), he also served as secretary of the American Congregational Union (1865-1878). Palmer was a popular preacher and author, writing original poetry as well as translating hymns. He published several volumes of poetry and hymns, including Sabbath Hymn Book (1858), Hymns and Sacred Pieces (1865… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O Jesus, sweet the tears I shed
Author: Ray Palmer
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

MARTYRDOM (Wilson)

MARTYRDOM was originally an eighteenth-century Scottish folk melody used for the ballad "Helen of Kirkconnel." Hugh Wilson (b. Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland, c. 1766; d. Duntocher, Scotland, 1824) adapted MARTYRDOM into a hymn tune in duple meter around 1800. A triple-meter version of the tune was fir…

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ALEXANDRIA (Arnold)


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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #10416
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Instances

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A Selection of Spiritual Songs #281

Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d655

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Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #199

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Carmina Sanctorum #199

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Christ in Song #219

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Christian Praise #193

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College Hymnal #87

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Devotional hymns #75

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Echoes of Paradise #278

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Evangelical Hymnal #245

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Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church #245

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Hymn-Book of the Evangelical Association #269

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Hymns and Songs for Social and Sabbath Worship #181

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Hymns and Songs for Social and Sabbath Worship. (Rev. ed.) #181

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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #232

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #283

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d786

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Laudes Domini #209

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Laudes Domini #393

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Laudes Domini #163

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Many Voices; or, Carmina Sanctorum, Evangelistic Edition with Tunes #117

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #509

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Sacred Hymns and Tunes #107

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Songs for the Lord's House #123

Songs for the New Life #d468

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Songs for the Service of Prayer #182

Songs of Christian Praise with Music #d390

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Songs of Praise with Tunes #112

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Songs of Praise #64

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Songs of the Soul #195

Sonnets of Praise #d97

The Advent Christian Hymnal #d609

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #240

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #83.240

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The Baptist Hymn Book #240

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The Brethren Hymnal #410

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The Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs #188

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The Chapel hymn book, with tunes #218

The Church of God Selection of Spiritual Songs for the Church and Choir #d650

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The Church Praise Book #341

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The Coronation Hymnal #73

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The Cyber Hymnal #10416

The Evangelical Hymn and Tune Book #d518

The National Baptist Hymn Book #d397

The National Baptist Hymn Book #ad397

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The National Baptist Hymnal #157

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The New Laudes Domini #414

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The Otterbein Hymnal #123

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The People's Hymnal #123

The People's Praise Book or Carmina Sanctorum #d439

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d652

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d410

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #328

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The Voice of Thanksgiving #307

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Triumphant Songs No.2 #338

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Triumphant Songs Nos. 1 and 2 Combined #335

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Worship in Song #219

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