A Time to Watch, a Time to Pray

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.