'tis Midnight

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'tis Midnight · Altar of Praise Chorale

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'tis Midnight

Words by William Bingham TappanMusic by William B. BradburyWritten 1822Tune OLIVE'S BROW

'Tis midnight; and on Olive's brow
The star is dimmed that lately shone;
'Tis midnight; in the garden now
The suffering Savior prays alone.

'Tis midnight; and, from all removed,
The Savior wrestles lone with fears;
E'en that disciple whom He loved
Heeds not his Master's grief and tears.

'Tis midnight; and, for others' guilt,
The Man of Sorrows weeps in blood;
Yet He that hath in anguish knelt
Is not forsaken by His God.

'Tis midnight; and, from ether plains
Is borne the song that angels know;
Unheard by mortals are the strains
That sweetly soothe the Savior's woe.

Story Behind the Song

This Passion hymn by American poet and hymn writer William Bingham Tappan meditates on Christ's agony in Gethsemane on the night before the crucifixion. It was written in 1822 and became widely used in Holy Week and communion contexts. The tune OLIVE'S BROW, commonly associated with the text, was composed by William B. Bradbury in the nineteenth century.

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Found In

The Baptist Hymnal, Methodist Hymnal, Lutheran Service Book, Hymns for the Living Church