Baptist Hymnal 1991 ‎#137

137. O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

1. O sacred Head, now wounded,
With grief and shame weighed down,
Now scornfully surrounded
With thorns, Thine only crown;
How pale Thou art with anguish,
With sore abuse and scorn!
How does that visage languish
Which once was bright as morn!

2. What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered
Was all for sinners' gain;
Mine, mine was the transgression,
But Thine the deadly pain;
Lo, here I fall, my Savior!
'Tis I deserve Thy place;
Look on me with Thy favor,
Vouch-safe to me Thy grace.

3. What language shall I borrow
To thank Thee, dearest Friend,
For this Thy dying sorrow,
Thy pity without end?
O make me Thine forever,
And should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never, never
Out-live my love to Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: O sacred Head, now wounded
• Title: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
• Author : Paul Gerhardt
• Translator: James W. Alexander
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1991
• Scripture:
  John 19:2
• Source: Medieval Latin poem

Tune Information

• Name: PASSION CHORALE
• Composer: Hans Leo Hassler
• Harmonizer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Key: a minor