Author: Samuel Wesley, 1662-1735 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 387 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Behold the Savior of mankind
Nailed to the shameful tree!
How vast the love that Him inclined
To bleed and die for thee!
2 Hark, how He groans, while nature shakes,
And earth's strong pillars bend!
The temple's veil in sunder breaks;
The solid marbles rend.
3 'Tis done! the precious ransom's paid!
"Receive my soul!" He cries;
See where He bows His sacred head!
He bows His head and dies!
4 But soon He'll break death's envious chain,
And in full glory shine;
O Lamb of God, was ever pain,
Was ever love, like Thine?
Amen. Topics: Jesus Christ Suffering and Death; Cross; Jesus Passion Scripture: Mark 5:25 Used With Tune: ELIZABETHTOWN
Behold the Savior of Mankind