Why art thou sorrowful?

The Remembrance of Mercy
Father Faber
S. M. Yenn

Moderato

1.
Why art thou sorrowful, servant of God?
And what is this dulness that hangs o'er thee now?
Sing the praises of Jesus, and sing them aloud,
And the song shall dispel the dark cloud from thy brow. Sing the praises of Jesus, and sing them aloud,
And the song shall dispel the dark cloud from thy brow.

2.
Oh, is there a thought in the wide world so sweet,
As that God has so cared for us, bad as we are,
That He thinks for us, plans for us, stoops to entreat, And follows us, wander we ever so far?
That He thinks for us, plans for us, stoops to entreat, And follows u, wander we ever so far?

3.
Oh, then, when the spirit of darkness comes down
With clouds of uncertainties into thy heart,
One look to thy Saviour, one thought of thy crown,
And the tempest is over, the shadows depart.
One look to thy Saviour, one thought of thy crown,
And the tempest is over, the shadows depart.

4.
That God hath once whispered a word in thine ear,
Or sent thee from Heaven one sorrow for sin,
Is enough for a life both to banish all fear,
And to turn into peace all the troubles within.
Is enough for a life both to banish all fear,
And to turn into peace all the troubles within.

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