The Hartford Selection of Hymns ‎#CCXLIII

CCXLIII. He behold the city and wept over it

1 Did Christ o'er sinners weep?
And shall our cheeks be dry?
Let floods of penitential grief
Burst forth from every eye.

2 The son of God in tears
Angels with wonder see!
Be thou astonish'd, O my soul,
He shed those tears for thee.

3 He wept, that we might weep;
Each sin demands a tear;
In heav'n alone no sin is found,
And there's no weeping there.

4 Joy beams in ev'ry eye,
And fills each holy heart;
All join to sound the triumph high
In praise to bear their part.

Text Information

• First Line: Did Christ o'er sinners weep?
• Title: He behold the city and wept over it
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1799
• Scripture:
  Luke 19:41
• Topic: Christ: His compaasionate tears

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