The Church — Lord's Supper

Once in Jerusalem of old

No. 1120
Metre 8s & 6s. D.
Tune RESTORATION.
Words T. R. Williamson.
Music English.
Key A-flat major
Singing key G♭ major
Time 4/4
3 stanzas

Words

Once in Jerusalem of oldOur Saviour washed their feetWho climbed with him Judea's hills,And roved its valleys sweet.With lowly attitude and mienTo them he bowed the knee;Thus showing how love's service blendsWith meek humility.

But far from that low path of graceHis people since have trod,And erring feet have trampled downThe ordinance of God.Come brothers, sisters, let us raiseThis long-forgotten rite;Bow each to each with humble minds,And walk in duty's light.

With holy kiss, with words of love,With hearts all kind and true,We'll banish thoughts of envious pride,As Jesus' friends should do.Dear Saviour help us keep more nearThe good old Bible ways;Head, hands, and feet we pray thee wash,That we may speak thy praise.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: hymn number «1120» (large), tune name «RESTORATION. 8s & 6s. D.» centred over the music (condensed capitals and small capitals), «ENGLISH.» at the right (capitals and small capitals: an English tune, no composer named). No reference line is printed for this hymn. Stanza 1 is set between the staves of the single system: «1.» before a brace enclosing two lines — «Once in Je-ru-sa - lem of old Our Saviour washed their feet» (no punctuation after «feet») and «Who climbed with him Judea's hills, And roved its valleys sweet.» (sung the first time and on the repeat) — then, after the closing brace, «With lowly attitude and mien To them he bowed the knee;» (the second part of the tune), and under the brace, in italics, «D. C.—Thus showing how love's service blends With meek humility.» (sung to the first part after the D. C.). It is given below with the syllables joined into whole words and its lines in the order sung. Stanzas 2–3 are printed as text in two columns below the music, eight lines each, numbered «2»–«3» without a period (numbered «2.»–«3.» here like stanza 1), lines 2, 4, 6 and 8 indented; «T. R. Williamson.» in italics at the right after stanza 3. «long-forgotten» is hyphenated inside the line (a true compound). The print sets a thin space before «;» («knee ;», «rite ;», «ways ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals («Come brothers, sisters,» and «Dear Saviour help us» without commas, «Jesus'», «duty's») are the print's.