Verse 1

WEEP not for Him Who onward bears His cross to Calvary; He does not ask man’s pitying tears, Who wills for man to die.

Verse 2

The awful sorrow of His face, The bowing of His frame, Come not from torture or disgrace: He fears not cross nor shame.

Verse 3

There is a deeper pang of grief, An agony unknown, In which His love finds no relief- He bears it all alone.

Verse 4

He sees the souls for whom He dies Yet clinging to their sin, And heirs of mansions in the skies Who will not enter in.

Verse 5

O may I in Thy sorrow share, And mourn that sins of mine Should ever wound with grief or care That loving heart of Thine. Amen.

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