HYMNS ON THE PASSION

which can be used in the congregations during Lent

at the weekly service and on Days of Prayer

according to the custom of each place

[by Thomas Kingo]

[from the Gradual of 1699]

[Translation © Mark DeGarmeaux unless noted]

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THE SEVENTH WEEK IN LENT

Jesus is led out from the Judgement Hall to Golgotha and carries his cross

KOMMER I SOM VIL LEDSAGE* [10]

tune: Freu dich sehr

1 Come now, ye who come to follow

Jesus even unto death

Who will take his cross and follow

Come ye, now and follow with!

Come ye, now who sorely weep

Fill your eyes with tears so deep

Let your eyes with tears be flowing

Deep to heart the sorrow going.

 

2 See the wicked soldiers tearing

Purple garment from His back,

Caring not what pain He's bearing

Ever worse with each attack!

His own clothing they return

That His bloody sores may burn

All His wounded body aching,

And His heart with sorrow breaking.

 

3 See them Jesus now forth-leading

And His cross upon Him throw

Simon of Cyrene meeting

Who will with His Saviour go.

Though he helps unwillingly

Yet they press him forcefully

That he bear the cross of Jesus

And for them do all that pleases.

 

4 And the women also follow

Full of pain and misery

And their tears flow forth in sorrow

Weeping sad and bitterly.

Jesus on the way to death

Turns Himself to them and saith

To the women in their weeping

This His Word now for their keeping:

 

5 Weep not, now ye dear sad women

Weep ye not so hard for me

Soon the victory I am winning

In My kingdom heavenly!

Look upon your own distress

Coming soon you to oppress

Weep now for your own oppression

Caused by your own sad transgression.

 

7 But when I shall enter heaven,

Then your children everywhere

Great disasters will be given,

And great pain they too shall bear;

See them bear God's awful wrath

Sword and fire and cruel death!

Only barren ones they're sparing

From the pain of loss, despairing.

 

8 Jesus, grant that I may ever

Follow Thee and closely see

How Thou suffered for me ever

And were filled with misery

How they took the purple cloak

And what fun at Thee they poke

How Thy pain they are increasing

When Thee to the cross they're pressing.

 

9 Gladly I will lowly bow me

Willingly Thy cross to bear

Help Thee, if they would allow me

In Thy burden yet to share.

If my eyes pour forth a flood

I would weep with tears of blood!

Since Thou on the cross must suffer

For my life the price to offer.

 

10 Grant me ever to be yearning

Burden of Thy cross to bear

From Thy perfect patience learning

To be falling from Thee ne'er

If my sin may bring to me

Greatest pain and misery

Thou wilt help me in my sighing,

In my need and in my dying.

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