Trinity Hymnal ‎#195

195. Alas! and did my Saviour bleed

1 Alas! and did my Saviour bleed,
And did my Sovereign die!
Would he devote that sacred head
For such a worm as I!

2 Was it for crimes that I had done
He groaned upon the tree!
Amazing pity! Grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!

3 Well might the sun in darkness hide,
And shut his glories in,
When Christ, the mighty Maker, died
For man the creature's sin.

4 Thus might I hide my blushing face
While his dear cross appears;
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt mine eyes in 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Alas! and did my Saviour bleed
• Author: Isaac Watts (1707, alt.)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 53:5
• Topic: Christ, The Lord Jesus; Christ: Atoning work of; Christ: Death of; Christ: Deity of; Christ: Love and Grace of; Gratitude; Imputation, of Sin; Sin: Conviction of
• Notes: St. 3, line 3; St. 4, line 4, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: MARTYRDOM
• Composer: Hugh Wilson (c. 1800)
• Harmonizer: Robert A. Smith (1825)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: G Major