The Cyber Hymnal ‎#663

663. By Thy Birth and by Thy Tears

1. By Thy birth and by Thy tears,
By Thy human griefs and fears,
By Thy conflict in the hour
Of the subtle tempter’s power;
Savior, look with pitying eye;
Savior, help me, or I die.

2. By the tenderness that wept
O’er the grave where Lazarus slept;
By the bitter tears that flowed
Over Salem’ s lost abode,
Savior, look with pitying eye;
Savior, help me, or I die.

3. By Thy lonely hour of prayer,
By Thy fearful conflict there,
By Thy cross and dying cries,
By the one great sacrifice;
Savior, look with pitying eye;
Savior, help me, or I die.

4. By Thy triumph o’er the grave,
By Thy power the lost to save,
By Thy high, majestic throne,
By the empire all Thine own;
Savior, look with pitying eye;
Savior, help me, or I die.

Text Information

• First Line: By Thy birth and by Thy tears
• Title: By Thy Birth and by Thy Tears
• Author: Robert Grant (1815)
• Alterer (with others): Thomas Cotterill
• Meter: 77.77.77
• Language: English
• Source: Christian Observer, 1815 (original title: "Savior, When in Dust to Thee")
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: REDHEAD
• Composer: Richard Redhead (1853)
• Meter: 77.77.77
• Incipit: 11234 43112 32211
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Church Hymn Tunes, Ancient and Modern (London: 1853)
• Copyright: Public Domain