A time to watch, a time to pray,
A day of won­ders is today:
The sad­dest, yet the glad­dest too,
That earth or Hea­ven ev­er knew.

The sad­dest, for our Sav­ior bore
His death, that we might die no more:
The agony, the scourge, the fear,
The crown of thorns, the cross, the spear.

And yet the glad­dest, for to­day
Our load of sin was borne away:
And hopes of joy that ne­ver dies
Hang on our Sav­ior’s sac­ri­fice.

O Sav­ior, how we bless Your name!
Yours is the glo­ry, ours the shame;
By all the pain Your love en­dured
Let all our ma­ny sins be cured.