Psalms of Grace ‎#22c

22c. Now Let Our Mournful Songs

1 Now let our mournful songs record
The dying sorrows of our LORD,
When He complained in tears and blood,
As one forsaken of His God.

2 The Jews beheld Him thus forlorn,
And shake their heads, and laugh in scorn:
"He rescued others from the grave;
Now let Him try Himself to save.

3 "This is the man who did pretend
God was His Father and His Friend;
If God, the blessed, loved Him so,
Why doth He fail to help Him now?

4 Barbarous people! cruel priests!
How they stood round like raging beasts!
Like lions gaping to devour,
When God had left Him in their power.

5 They wound His head, His hands, His feet,
Till streams of blood each other meet;
By lot His garments they divide,
And mock the pangs in which He died.

6 But God, His Father, heard His cry;
Raised from the dead, He reigns on high,
The nations learn His righteousness,
And humble sinners taste His grace.

Text Information

• First Line: Now let our mournful songs record
• Title: Now Let Our Mournful Songs
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: 8.8.8.8 LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2022
• Scripture:
  Psalm 22
• Source: Psalms of David, 1800

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