188. 'Twas on That Night of Deepest Woe

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by G.W. Frazer
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’Twas on that night of deepest woe,
 
When darkness round did thicken,
 
When through deep waters Thou didst go,
 
And for our sins wast stricken;
 
Thou, Lord, didst seek that we should be
 
With grateful hearts remembering Thee.
“And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.” (Luke 23:44)
“Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.” (Psalm 88:6)
“I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.” (Psalm 69:2)
“Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.” (Isaiah 53:4)
“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.” (1 Corinthians 11:24-25)
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How deep the sorrow, who can tell,
 
Which was for us endurèd?
 
Oh love divine, which broke the spell
 
Which had our hearts allurèd.
 
With heart and conscience now set free,
 
It is our joy to think of Thee.
“Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.” (Lamentations 1:12)
“Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.” (Matthew 11:28-29)
“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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O Lord, how precious is Thy thought,
 
How wondrous Thy desire,
 
To win our hearts, once worse than naught,
 
Who now by grace aspire
 
To seek Thy glory, bear Thy shame,
 
To keep Thy Word, and love Thy name.
“How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!” (Psalm 139:17)
“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind. Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” (1 Corinthians 6:9-11)
“I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.” (Revelation 3:8)
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We know Thee now exalted high,
 
Ourselves in Thee accepted;
 
We wait the hour which now draws nigh,
 
Thy coming long expected.
 
Till Thou dost come we still would be
 
With grateful hearts remembering Thee.
“Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.” (Acts 2:33)
“To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.” (Ephesians 1:6)
“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.” (Romans 13:11)
“And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.” (1 Thessalonians 1:10)
“For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till he come.” (1 Corinthians 11:26)
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