African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal ‎#141

141. Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed

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

Refrain:
O how I love Jesus!
O how I love Jesus!
O how I love Jesus!
Because He first loved me.

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 God, the mighty Maker, died
For man the creature's sin. [Refrain]

4 Thus might I hide my blushing face
While His dear cross appears;
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt mine eyes to tears. [Refrain]

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.

I'll never forget Him,
I'll never forget Him,
I'll never forget Him
O Lord, remember me!

Text Information

• First Line: Alas! and did my Savior bleed
• Title: Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
• Author (refrain): Frederick Whitefield, 1829-1904
• Author (refrain): E. C. Deas, d. 1944
• Refrain First Line: O how I love Jesus!
• Meter: CM with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2011
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 53:4-5
  ;
  1 John 4:19
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Suffering and Death; Consecration; Cross; Jesus: Passion; Love; Loyalty

Tune Information

• Name: O HOW I LOVE JESUS
• Arranger: E. C. Deas, d. 1944
• Meter: CM with Refrain
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: American Folk Melody