CPWI Hymnal ‎#123

123. Saviour, when in dust to thee

1 Saviour, when in dust to thee
low we bow the adoring knee;
when, repentant, to the skies
scarce we lift our weeping eyes,
oh, by all thy pains and woe
suffered once for man below,
bending from thy throne on high,
hear our solemn litany

2 By thy helpless infant years,
by thy life of want and tears,
by thy days of sore distress
in the savage wilderness;
by the dread mysterious hour
of the mighty tempter's power;
turn, O turn a favouring eye;
hear our solemn litany.

3 By the sacred grief that wept
o'er the grave where Lazarus slept;
by the boding tears that flowed
over Salem's loved abode;
by the mournful word that told
treachery lurked within thy fold;
from thy seat above the sky
hear our solemn litany.

4 By thine hour of whelming fear;
by thine agony of prayer;
by the cross, the nail, the thorn,
piercing spear, and torturing scorn;
by the gloom that veiled the skies
o'er the dreadful sacrifice;
listen to our humble cry;
hear our solemn litany.

5 By thy deep expiring groan;
by the sealed sepulchral stone;
by the vault, whose dark abode
held in vain the rising God:
oh, from earth to heaven restored,
mighty, re-ascended Lord,
listen, listen to the cry,
of our solemn litany.

Text Information

• First Line: Saviour, when in dust to thee
• Author: Robert Grant, 1779-1838
• Meter: 7.7.7.7 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Topic: Hymns for the Church Year: Lent

Tune Information

• Name: ABERYSTWYTH
• Composer: Joseph Parry, 1841-1903
• Meter: 7.7.7.7 D
• Key: f♯ minor