245. On That Same Night, Lord Jesus

7,6.
by G.W. Frazer
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On that same night, Lord Jesus,
 
When all around Thee joined
 
To cast its darkest shadow
 
Across Thy holy mind,
 
We hear Thy voice, blest Savior,
 
"This do, remember Me":
 
With joyful hearts responding,
 
We do remember Thee.
“For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread. And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till he come.” (1 Corinthians 11:23-26)
“And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.” (Luke 22:19)
“Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.” (Isaiah 26:8)
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The depth of all Thy suffering
 
No heart could e’er conceive;
 
The cup of wrath o’erflowing
 
For us Thou didst receive;
 
And, oh! of God forsaken,
 
On the accursèd tree.
 
With grateful hearts, Lord Jesus,
 
We now remember Thee.
“Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.” (Luke 22:42)
“And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Mark 15:34)
“<<To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.>> My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?” (Psalm 22:1)
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We think of all the darkness
 
Which round Thy spirit pressed,
 
Of all those waves and billows
 
Which rolled across Thy breast.
 
Oh, there Thy grace unbounded
 
And perfect love we see;
 
With joy and sorrow mingling,
 
We would remember Thee.
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We know Thee now as risen,
 
The Firstborn from the dead;
 
We see Thee now ascended,
 
The church’s glorious Head.
 
In Thee by grace accepted,
 
The heart and mind set free,
 
To think of all Thy sorrow,
 
And thus remember Thee.
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Till Thou shalt come in glory,
 
And call us hence away,
 
To rest in all the brightness
 
Of that unclouded day,
 
We show Thy death, Lord Jesus,
 
And here would seek to be
 
More to Thy death conformèd,
 
Whilst we remember Thee.
“That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death.” (Philippians 3:10)
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