Tune: Tallis\' Evening Hymn
(\'All praise to thee, my God this night\')
Mark 14 v.66-72
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Peter did Christ deny, \'tis true
A maid said, Yes, I do know you
You too were with Jesus, confess
Jesus of Nazareth no less
But he denied, said, I know not
Nor do I understand just what
You say, and then the cockerel crew
He with Jesus had nought to do
Another maid did see him there
And said, You with Jesus did share
But he denied again, I know
Him not, this is the fact, \'tis so
A little later those gathered
There said to Peter, We assured
You are a disciple, for you
Are Galilean, it is true
For your speech, accent, shows you such
But Peter did curse and swear much
Denying Christ, I Him not know
This be my witness, it is so
Then the cockerel did crow again
Peter he did remember when
Jesus said to him, Cockerel twice
Shall crow [be]\'fore you deny me thrice
Then he did think upon that word
That he had sure from Jesus heard
And went out and did bitter weep
Shepherd was denied by a sheep