Olive’s Brow Lyrics W.B. Tappan, 1822
4 verses, meter L.M., public domain, free to print and project.
The words
Verse 1. ’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.
Verse 2. ’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.
Verse 3. ’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.
Verse 4. ’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.
Words copied from The Otterbein Hymnal (1892). They were published in 1822, so they are in the public domain in the United States, and your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.
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