Text: | Alas, and did my Saviour bleed |
Author: | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 |
Tune: | MARTYRDOM |
Composer: | Hugh Wilson, 1766-1824 |
1 Alas, and did my Saviour bleed,
and did my Sovereign die?
Would he devote that sacred head
for sinners such as I?
2 Was it for sins that I have done
he groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity, grace unknown,
and love beyond degree!
3 Well might the sun in darkness hide,
and shut its glories in,
when Christ the great redeemer died
for fallen creatures' sin.
4 I, too, in shame would hide my face,
while that dread cross appears;
dissolve my heart in thankfulness
and melt mine eyes to tears.
5 But drops of grief can ne'er repay
the debt of love I owe;
here, Lord, I give myself away;
'tis all that I can do.
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First Line: | Alas, and did my Saviour bleed |
Title: | Alas, and did my Saviour bleed |
Author: | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 |
Meter: | 8 6 8 6 CM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1997 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Church Year: Good Friday; Commitment; Sin / Sinner(1 more...) |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | MARTYRDOM |
Composer: | Hugh Wilson, 1766-1824 |
Meter: | 8 6 8 6 CM |
Key: | G Major or modal |
Copyright: | Public Domain |