Watch with Me, the Master said

Watch with Me, the Master said

Translator: John Brownlie
Published in 2 hymnals

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“Watch with Me,” The Master said,
And the night around Him fell,
While the snares of sin and hell,
On His awful path were spread.

II
But they slumbered while He prayed;—
They who were His constant care,
Heard no echo of His prayer,
When His soul was sore dismayed.

III
Then He held the cup of woe,
And the prayer to God was made,—
Thrice in agony He prayed,
That He might the draught forego.

IV
But the will of God was done,
In the garden, on that night,
And He rose in all the might
Of the well-beloved Son.

V
Ah, my soul, thy Lord behold,—
Wake from slumber, hear Him pray,
All thy griefs are borne away,
By His agony, untold.

VI
And the strength of God is thine
When the will of God is done
In obedience, as a son,
Conscious of a love divine.

Hymns from the Morningland, 1911

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Translator: John Brownlie

John Brownlie - Translator of Greek hymns Brownlie attended the University of Glasgow and the Free Church College. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Glasgow in 1884, and in 1885 became Assistant Minister of Trinity Free Church in Portpatrick, Wigtonshire; he succeeded the the senior pastor there upon the latter's death in 1890. He joined the local School Board in 1888, and became a governor of Stranraer High School in 1897, and Chairman of the governors in 1901. Glasgow University awarded him an honorary DD degree in 1908 for his work in hymnology. His works include: Hymns and Hymn Writers of the Church Hymnary, 1899 Hymns of Our Pilgrimage, 1889 Zionward, Hymns of the Pilgrim Life, 1890 Pilgrim Songs, 1892… Go to person page >

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First Line: Watch with Me, the Master said
Translator: John Brownlie
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Language: English
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