A canon by 18th century composer William Billings

The lyrics, written as they would be spoken:

When Jesus wept,
the falling tear in mercy flowed beyond all bound;
when Jesus groaned, a trembling fear seized all the guilty world around.

The lyrics, written as they fall in the musical lines of the canon:

When Jesus wept, the falling tear
in mercy flowed beyond all bound;
when Jesus groaned, a trembling fear
seized all the guilty world around.