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The Faith We Sing · No. 2106 · Words: William Billings · Tune: WHEN JESUS WEPT
When Jesus Wept
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →"When Jesus Wept" is an 18th-century American canon by William Billings (1746–1800), drawn from John 11:35, the shortest verse in the Bible. It meditates on Christ's compassion and the trembling awe that his grief over Lazarus inspired in all the world.
When Jesus wept, the falling tear in mercy
flowed beyond all bound;
when Jesus groaned, a trembling fear
seized all the guilty world around.
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