Weeping Savior (Elisha J. King)
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- (Posted 2024-08-06) CPDL #81514:
- • Shape-note edition (as originally published):
- • Oval-note edition:
- Editor: Antonio Higgins (submitted 2024-08-06). Score information: Letter (landscape), 1 page, 35 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Transcribed from The Sacred Harp (1911). This revision of the tunebook wrongfully attributes the tune to Joseph Barnby, rather than King, as in Southern Harmony (1854). Note the high alto range.
General Information
Title: Weeping Savior
First Line: Did Christ o'er sinners weep?
Composer: Elisha J. King
Lyricist: Benjamin Beddome
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1854 in Southern Harmony
2nd published: 1911 in The Sacred Harp
Description: First published in Southern Harmony (1854) for three voices. An alto was added for the 1911 revision. It has an unusually dynamic range, going from C4 to E5.
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Original text and translations
English text
1. Did Christ o'er sinners weep,
And shall our cheeks be dry?
Let floods of penitential grief
Burst forth from every eye.
2. The Son of God in tears,
The wondering angels see!
Be thou astonished, oh my soul,
He shed those tears for thee.
3. He wept that we might weep,
Each sin demands a tear;
In heaven alone no sin is found,
And there's no weeping there.