When my love to Christ grows weak,
When for deeper faith I seek,
Then in thought I go to thee,
Garden of Gethsemane!
There I walk amid the shades,
While the lingering twilight fades,
See that suffering, friendless One
Weeping, praying there alone.
When my love for Christ grows weak,
When for stronger faith I seek,
Hill of Calvary! I go
To thy scenes of fear and woe;—
There behold his agony,
Suffered on the bitter tree;
See his anguish, see his faith;
Love triumphant still in death.
Then to life I turn again,
Learning all the worth of pain,
Learning all the might that lies
In a full self-sacrifice.
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | When my love to Christ grows weak |
| Title: | Strength Through Christ’s Sufferings |
| Meter: | 7s. M. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1866 |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |