Scripture Verse

Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where He was laid. Mark 15:47

Introduction

Words: I. Gre­go­ry Smith, A Hymn Book for the Ser­vice of the Church, and for Pri­vate Read­ing, se­cond edi­tion (Lon­don: Par­ker, 1855).

Music: Ho­ly Se­pul­chre Ed­ward H. Thorne, 1862. Ap­peared in Psalms and Hymns, by Mor­rell & How, 1863 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Thorne (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Gregory Smith (1826–1920)

Lyrics

illustration
The Entombment of Christ
Sisto Badalocchio (1585–1619)

By Je­sus’ grave on ei­ther hand,
While night is brood­ing o’er the land,
The sad and si­lent mourn­ers stand.

At last the wea­ry life is o’er,
The ag­ony and con­flict sore
Of Him who all our suf­fer­ings bore.

Deep in the rock’s se­pul­chral shade
The Lord, by whom the worlds were made,
The Sav­ior of man­kind, is laid.

O hearts be­reaved and sore dis­tressed,
Here is for you a place of rest;
Here leave your grief on Je­sus’ breast.