The earth did quake, and the rocks rent.
Matthew 27:51
Words: Attributed variously to Jonathan Evans, 1784, & Benjamin Francis, 1787.
Music: Bryn Calfaria William Owen, 1852 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good picture of Evans, Francis or Owen (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Hark! the voice of love and mercy
Sounds aloud from Calvary;
See, it rends the rocks asunder,
Shakes the earth, and veils the sky:
It is finished!
It is finished!
It is finished!
Hear the dying Savior cry;
Hear the dying Savior cry.
It is finished!
O what pleasure
Do these precious words afford;
Heav’nly blessings, without measure,
Flow to us from Christ the Lord:
It is finished!
It is finished!
It is finished!
Saints the dying words record;
Saints the dying words record.
Finished all the types and shadows
Of the ceremonial law;
Finished all that God had promised;
Death and hell no more shall awe:
It is finished!
It is finished!
It is finished!
Saints, from hence your comfort draw;
Saints, from hence your comfort draw.
Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs,
Join to sing the glorious theme;
All in earth, and all in Heaven,
Join to praise Emmanuel’s name;
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Glory to the bleeding Lamb!
Glory to the bleeding Lamb!