The widow mourns her only son,

And grief for her has done its worst.

The Saviour meets the sorrowing one,

And they that bear the bier stand still,

The voice of grief is hushed in awe,

And all in silence wait His will.

The “Man of Sorrows” sees her woe,

He who knew grief, for grief can feel;

Weep not, thou mourner, Christ is near,

As Man to pity, God to heal.