Society hymns, original and selected on evangelical and experimental subjects ‎#XXIX

XXIX. Compassion

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.

Text Information

• First Line: Did Christ o'er sinners weep?
• Title: Compassion
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790

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