Drop, Drop, Slow Tears

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SSATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Occasion:

Proper of Time → The Sacred Paschal Triduum → Friday of the Passion of the Lord

Publication Information:
Stainer and Bell
cpdl.org

Text Information:
Reference: Phineas Fletcher (1582-1650)

Lyrics:

Drop, drop, slow tears,
And bathe those beauteous feet
Which brought from Heaven
The news and Prince of Peace:

Cease not, wet eyes,
His mercy to entreat;
To cry for vengeance
Sin doth never cease.

In your deep floods
Drown all my faults and fears;
Nor let His eye
See sin, but through my tears.

Submitted by: Tony DiCello Added: Mar 23, 2022