Death and Resurrection

Jesus, while our hearts are bleeding

No. 959
Metre 8s & 7s.
Tune FERN DELL.
Words Thomas Hastings.
Music Isaac B. Woodbury.
Key E-flat major
Singing key E♭ major
Time 3/2
4 stanzas

Words

Jesus, while our hearts are bleeding,O'er the spoils that death has won,We would at this solemn meeting,Calmly say, "Thy will be done."

Though cast down, we're not forsaken;Though afflicted, not alone;Thou didst give, and thou hast taken;Blessed Lord, thy will be done.

Though to-day we're filled with mourning,Mercy still is on the throne;With thy smiles of love returning,We can sing, "Thy will be done."

By thy hands the boon was given,Thou hast taken but thine own:Lord of earth, and God of heaven,Evermore thy will be done.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: hymn number «959» (large, left), tune name «FERN DELL. 8s & 7s.» centred over the music, «ISAAC B. WOODBURY.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is set between the staves, one text line (two verse lines) per system, with «1.» before «Je-»; «Je-sus», «bleed-ing», «sol-emn», «meet-ing», «Calm - ly» are printed in syllables and joined here. Stanzas 2–4 are printed as text in two columns below the music, under the italic reference line «?62, 960.» (= the words may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 162 and 960; the first figure is damaged and could be taken for a 7 — read as 162, see `uncertainties.md`); stanza 3 runs from the foot of the left column to the top of the right column; «Thomas Hastings.» in italics after stanza 4. The stanza numbers of the text stanzas are printed without a full stop («2 Though»); they are numbered «2.» here like stanza 1. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. The printer's thin space before «;» («forsaken ;», «alone ;», «throne ;») is closed up here; the curly quotation marks of stanzas 1 and 3 are written straight. «to-day» and «filled» (printed with the fi ligature) are the print's.