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242. Savior, when in dust to Thee

1 Savior, when in dust to Thee
Low we bow th' adoring knee;
When, repentant, to the skies
Scarce we lift our streaming eyes;
O, by all Thy pains and woe,
Suffered once for man below,
Bending from Thy throne on high,
Hear our solemn litany.

2 By Thy birth and early years,
By Thy human griefs and tears,
By Thy fasting and distress
In the lonely wilderness,
By Thy vict'ry in the hour
Of the subtle tempter's power;
Jesus, look with pitying eye;
Hear our solemn litany.

3 By Thine hour of dark despair,
By Thine agony of prayer,
By the purple robe of scorn,
By Thy wounds--Thy crown of thorn,
By Thy cross--Thy pangs and cries,
By Thy perfect sacrifice,
Jesus, look with pitying eye;
Hear our solemn litany.

4 By Thy deep expiring groan,
By the sealed sepulchral stone,
By Thy triumph o'er the grave,
By Thy power from death to save;
Mighty God, ascended Lord,
To Thy throne in heaven restored--
Prince and Savior, hear our cry,
Hear our solemn litany.

Text Information
First Line: Savior, when in dust to Thee
Author: Sir Robert Grant (1815)
Meter: 7s. Eight lines. No. 10
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: The Catechism: Repentance
Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate Tune: VIOLA, #271
Tune Information
Name: LITANY
Meter: 7s. Eight lines. No. 10
Key: Bâ™­ Major
Source: I. A. Hagar, Cantica Sacra
Notes: Public Domain.



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