GO TO DARK GETHSEMANE
Words: James Montgomery (1771-1854)
Please, see 1982 Hymnal # 171 for music
1. Go to dark
Gethsemane,
Ye who feel the tempter's power;
Your Redeemer's conflict see;
Watch with Him one bitter hour;
Turn not from His griefs away;
Learn of Jesus Christ to pray.
2. Follow to the
judgment hall;
View the Lord of life arraigned;
O the worm-wood and the gall!
O the pangs His soul sustained!
Shun not suff'ring, shame, or loss;
Learn of Him to bear the cross.
3. Calvary's mournful
mountain climb
There' adoring at His feet,
Mark the miracle of time,
God's own sacrifice complete:
"It is finished!" Hear him cry;
Learn of Jesus Christ to die.
FOR FURTHER REFLECTION
Then Jesus came to the disciples and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, ‘So, could you not stay awake with me one hour? Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.’ Matthew 26:40-41
Please, consider praying for all who have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic especially those who have lost loved ones, jobs, received notice of impending pay cuts, for first responders and all ongoing research work to find a lasting cure to this pandemic.
