O come and stand beneath the cross,
Come, and be at the Saviour's side,
With sword-pierced Mary and with John,
Jesus, our Love, is crucified.
'Could ye not watch with me one hour?'
Peter, his Lord has thrice denied;
The rest have fled in frightened grief;
Jesus, their Lord, is crucified.
'If thou be Christ, then save us now';
Blame not the pain-racked thief who cried:
He saves us all, this Lamb of God,
Who for our sins was crucified.
Pierced by the spear, from thence there flow
Water and blood from out his side:
Baptise me in that cleansing stream,
Jesus, my Lord, the crucified.
'All is accomplished' - hear his word
Who on that wondrous cross has died:
The travail of his soul is done;
Victor, he reigns, the crucified.
Rent is the veil, the way revealed,
Where heaven's gate he opens wide
Through death to life his own shall rise,
Through him, their Lord, once crucified.
