Jesus, Refuge of the Weary |
Girolamo Savonarola, 1563, tr. by Jane F. Wilde, 1853
Jesus, Refuge of the weary, Blest Redeemer, whom we love, Fountain in life's desert dreary, Savior from the world above, Oh, how oft Thine eyes, offended, Gaze upon the sinner's fall! Yet, upon the cross extended, Thou didst bear the pain of all. | 2. Do we pass that cross unheeding, Breathing no repentant vow, Though we see Thee wounded, bleeding, See Thy thorn-encircled brow? Yet Thy sinless death hath brought us Life eternal, peace, and rest; Only what Thy grace hath taught us Calms the sinner's stormy breast. |
3. Jesus, may our hearts be burning With more fervent love for Thee! May our eyes be ever turning To Thy cross of agony Till in glory, parted never From the blessed Savior's side, Graven in our hearts forever Dwell the cross, the Crucified! |