Adventist Pioneer Library

Christ — Sufferings and Death

He dies! the Friend of sinners dies!

  • No. 317
  • Words Isaac Watts.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

He dies! the Friend of sinners dies!Lo, Salem's daughters weep around;A solemn darkness veils the skies,A sudden trembling shakes the ground.

2

Come, saints, and shed your tears anewFor him who groaned beneath your load;He shed his precious blood for you,Then freely be your tears bestowed.

3

Here's love and grief beyond degree;The Lord of glory dies for men!But lo, what sudden joys we see!Jesus the dead revives again!

4

He lives forever, wondrous King,Born to redeem, and strong to save;Then ask, O death, where is thy sting?And where 's thy victory, boasting grave?

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «317» (large) with the reference line «428, 64, 471.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 428, 64 or 471), in the left column of p. 105 below the end of hymn 316 and «Samuel Stennett.»; the four stanzas in the left column, then «Isaac Watts.» in italics. The first word is printed in capitals and small capitals («HE»); written «He» here. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. The stanza numbers are printed without a period («1» … «4»). Stanza 2, line 2 is too long for the column: «load;» is turned over onto a line of its own; it is joined here («For him who groaned beneath your load;»). The print sets a thin space before «!», «;» and «?» («dies !», «around ;», «load ;», «degree ;», «men !», «see !», «again !», «save ;», «sting ?»); it is closed up here. The printer's curly apostrophes are written straight («Salem's», «Here's»). «where 's» is printed with a space between «where» and «'s» (4× crop) — kept as printed. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., like the referenced tunes). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Christ — Sufferings and Death · No. 317 · printed page 105
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01