MAN OF SORROWS, WRAPT IN GRIEF

Man of sorrows, wrapt in grief,\nBow thine ear to our relief;\nThou for us the path hast trod\nOf the dreadful wrath of God;\nThou the cup of fire hast drained\nTill its light alone remained.\nLamb of Love! We look to thee:\nHear our mournful litany.\n2. By the garden, fraught with woe,\nWhither thou full oft wouldst go;\nBy thine agony of prayer\nIn the desolation there;\nBy the dire and deep distress\nOf that mystery fathomlessLord, our tears in mercy see:\nHearken to our litany.\n3. By the chalice brimming o’er\nWith disgrace and torment sore;\nBy those lips which fain would pray\nThat it might but pass away;\nBy the heart which drank it dry,\nLest a rebel race should die -\nBy thy pity, Lord, our plea:\nHear our solemn litany.\n4. Man of sorrows! Let thy grief\nPurchase for us our relief:\nLord of mercy! Bow thine ear,\nSlow to anger, swift to hear:\nBy the Cross’s royal road\nLead us to the throne of God.\nThere for aye to sing to thee\nHeaven’s triumphant litany.