Adventist Pioneer Library

The Church — Lord's Supper

The sun had set on Syria's plain

  • No. 1100
  • Words Toria A. Buck.
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

The sun had set on Syria's plain,The night had bloomed with stars again,When, as his fateful hour drew nigh,The Saviour knew that he must die.

2

As still drew nigh that hour of dread,Wait his disciples pale and sad,When he, with love's compassion sweet,Knelt lowly down and washed their feet.

3

Draw near to us, O Lord, we pray;We follow in thy steps to-day;Here with thy saints 't is joy to meet,And bow, and humbly wash their feet.

4

O thou bright King, within whose handThe ages glide like grains of sand,Now hear us pray that we may beAll lowly, meek, and pure, like thee.

5

And when that glorious morn shall break,And at thy voice each sleeper wake,Remember us, O Lord, we pray;Roll from our grave the stone away!

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «1100» (large) in the left column of p. 375, under «Anon.» of hymn 1099, with the italic reference line «316, 431, 47.» beside it (= sing to the tune of hymn 316, 431 or 47). Five stanzas of four lines, numbered «1»–«5» without a period (numbered «1.»–«5.» here as in the other deliveries of this book), lines set flush; «Toria A. Buck.» in italics at the right after stanza 5. The first word «THE» is set in capital and small capitals and is written «The» here. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («pray ;», «to-day ;», «away !»); it is closed up here. Spelling («Saviour», «to-day», «'t is» with its space), punctuation and capitals are the print's; apostrophes are written straight. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8, like the referenced tunes).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Church — Lord's Supper · No. 1100 · printed page 375
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02