The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11008

11008. O God, My God! Why, In This Hour

1 "O God, My God! why, in this hour
Of anguish and despair,
Hast Thou withdrawn Thy saving power
Unmindful of My prayer?"

2 Thus, lingering on the accursèd tree,
Our suffering Lord complained,
When He, our captive souls to free,
The guilt of man sustained.

3 O wondrous love! content to meet,
For us, reproach and scorn;
For us, His sacred hands and feet
With cruel nails were torn.

4 For us He bowed His soul to death,
That we through Him might live;
For us He cried with latest breath,
"Father, their sins forgive."

5 O God, our God, Thou, in the hour
Of anguish and despair,
Wilt never withdraw Thy saving power
Unmindful of that prayer.

Text Information

• First Line: O God, My God! why, in this hour
• Title: O God, My God! Why, In This Hour
• Author: Harriet Auber
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Spirit of the Psalms, 1829
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CROWLE
• Composer: Maurice Greene (1724)
• Meter: CM
• Key: f minor
• Copyright: Public Domain