An ASH WEDNESDAY Hymn

   I originally set my words to the LW tune (# 126) for At the Lamb's high feast we sing (along with the final coda phrase of 'O Hosanna',) but a trusted advisor suggested that an Ash Wednesday hymn should not be as 'festive' as that melody is...so I have now attached the words to good old TLH # 121 - - -  JW

AS OUR BROWS ARE MARKED

Words: Jay Watson 2013

Tune: Culbach, Heilige Seelenlust, Breslau, 1657

[TLH # 121]

Meter: 7, 7, 7, 7

 

As our brows are marked this day

Our guilt doth Messias pay

He has signed us with His cross

Cleanses us from trespass dross

 

We give alms to those in need

Fasting from meat, wine, and greed

Time now praying for the flock

Drink we water from the Rock

 

Christ this Lent lifts off our load

Put us on salvation’s road

He has draped us with His fleece

Feeds us with His flesh our peace

 

Three in One and One in Three

Our hearts now do glory thee

Father, Son, and Spirit blest

In Thy Sabbath we now rest