The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#464

464. When our heads are bowed with woe

1 When our heads are bowed with woe,
When our bitter tears o'erflow;
When we mourn the lost, the dear,
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear!

2 Thou our throbbing flesh hast worn,
Thou our mortal griefs hast borne,
Thou hast shed the human tear;
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear!

3 When the solemn death-bell tolls
For our own departing souls,
When our final doom is near,
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear!

4 Thou hast bowed the dying head,
Thou the blood of life hast shed,
Thou hast filled a mortal bier;
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear!

5 When the heart is sad within
With the thought of all its sin,
When the spirit shrinks with fear,
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear!

6 Thou the shame, the grief, hast known,
Though the sins were not Thine own;
Thou hast deigned their load to bear;
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear!

Text Information

• First Line: When our heads are bowed with woe
• Author: H.H. Milman (1827)
• Meter: 7s. 4L.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity; Trials and Conflicts

Tune Information

• Name: [When our heads are bowed with woe]
• Adapter: Luther or Walther (1524)
• Meter: 7s. 4L.
• Key: g minor
• Source: German medieval