‘Twas On That Night
- Words:
- John Morison
- Music:
- William's Supplement to Psalmody, Arr. by Edward Miller
Sheet music
This tune was read from the sheet music by computer, so it may have the odd wrong note or rhythm; the sheet music itself is as printed.
- 1‘Twas on that night when doomed to knowThe eager rage of ev’ry foe,The night in which He was betrayed,The Savior of this world took bread.And after thanks and glory giv’nTo Him that rules in earth and heav’n,That symbol of His flesh He broke,And thus to all His foll’wers spoke:
- 2”My broken body thus I giveFor you, for all; take, eat and live;And oft the sacred flesh renewed,That brings my wondrous love to view.”Then in His hands the cup He raised,And God a new He thanked and praised,While kindness in His bosom glowedAnd from His lips salvation flowed.
- 3”My blood I thus pour forth,” He cries,“To cleanse the soul in sin that lies;Partake: and when the cup ye pour,Remember still my dying hour.”
In the hymnals
- The words are in 73 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.