by dpkeiper » Sat Mar 21, 2015 1:09 pm
I am interested in finding out more information about a short hymn I learned as a child. I actually have the lyrics and the old hymnal I learned it from, but I would like to know more about it: the writer, composer, where and when it was written, etc. In the hymn book, which is titled "The Apostolic Christian Hymnal" (which we called the "Junior" hymnal - because it was used in Sunday School and was different from the "Senior" hymnal - the "Zion's Harp" used in regular church services), the hymn is #65 and titled "Weep, My Spirit, Weep In Sorrow". There are only 2 verses included in the hymn book, and I am wondering if the original version may have had more. The words of the first verse are:
Weep, my spirit, weep in sorrow,
Seeing Jesus on the cross!
Darkness falleth in the noon-day,
Earth doth tremble at our loss!
There behold Him in His anguish,
Our beloved Jesus Christ,
Who doth suffer for our sinning,
Who in death is sacrificed.
I have searched the internet for several phrases of the lyrics, but have not been able to find a trace of it anywhere. Any clues would be helpful. Thanks.
I am interested in finding out more information about a short hymn I learned as a child. I actually have the lyrics and the old hymnal I learned it from, but I would like to know more about it: the writer, composer, where and when it was written, etc. In the hymn book, which is titled "The Apostolic Christian Hymnal" (which we called the "Junior" hymnal - because it was used in Sunday School and was different from the "Senior" hymnal - the "Zion's Harp" used in regular church services), the hymn is #65 and titled "Weep, My Spirit, Weep In Sorrow". There are only 2 verses included in the hymn book, and I am wondering if the original version may have had more. The words of the first verse are:
Weep, my spirit, weep in sorrow,
Seeing Jesus on the cross!
Darkness falleth in the noon-day,
Earth doth tremble at our loss!
There behold Him in His anguish,
Our beloved Jesus Christ,
Who doth suffer for our sinning,
Who in death is sacrificed.
I have searched the internet for several phrases of the lyrics, but have not been able to find a trace of it anywhere. Any clues would be helpful. Thanks.