Scripture Verse

The Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6

Introduction

Words: Ed­ward W. Ed­dis, 1864.

Music: Lan­gran James Lan­gran, first pub­lished in a leaf­let in 1861, then in Psalms and Hymns Adapt­ed to the Ser­vic­es of the Church of Eng­land, by John Fos­ter, 1863 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Ed­dis or Lan­gran (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Our sins, our sorrows, Lord, were laid on Thee;
Thy stripes have healed, Thy bonds have set us free;
And now Thy toil is o’er, Thy grief and pain
Have passed away; the veil is rent in twain.

Now hast Thou laid Thee down in perfect peace
Where all the wicked from their troubling cease,
And tranquil Sabbath in the grave to keep;
Thy Fa­ther giveth His Belovèd sleep.

Yet in Thy glo­ry, on the throne above,
Thou wast abiding ever, Love of Love,
Eternal, filling all created things
With Thine own presence, Je­sus, King of kings!

E’en now our place is with Thee on the throne,
For Thou abidest ever with Thine own;
Yet in the tomb with Thee, we watch for day;
O let Thine angel roll the stone away!

O, by Thy life within us, set us free!
Reveal the glo­ry that is hid with Thee!
Glory to God the Fa­ther, God the Son,
And God the Ho­ly Spi­rit, ever One.