African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal ‎#139

139. Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed (At the Cross)

1 Alas! and did my Savior bleed,
And did my Sovereign die?
Would He devote that sacred head
For sinners such as I?

Refrain:
At the cross, at the cross
where I first saw the light,
And the burden of my heart rolled away,
It was there by faith I received my sight,
And now I am happy all the day.

2 Was it for crimes that I had done
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! grace unknown!
And love beyond degree! [Refrain]

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. [Refrain]

4 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. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Alas! and did my Savior bleed
• Title: Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed (At the Cross)
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
• Refrain First Line: At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light
• Meter: CM with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2011
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 53:4-5
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Suffering and Death; Consecration; Jesus: Passion; Love; Loyalty

Tune Information

• Name: HUDSON
• Composer: Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901
• Meter: CM with Refrain
• Key: E♭ Major