The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12078

12078. O Sacred Head, Surrounded

1 O sacred head, surrounded
By crown of piercing thorn!
O bleeding head, so wounded,
So shamed and put to scorn!
Death’s pallid hue comes o’er Thee,
The glow of life decays;
Yet angel hosts adore Thee,
And tremble as they gaze.

2 I see Thy strength and vigor
All fading in the strife,
And death with cruel rigor
Bereaving Thee of life;
O agony and dying!
O love to sinners free!
Jesu, all grace supplying,
O turn Thy face on me.

3 In this Thy bitter passion,
Good Shepherd, think of me
With Thy most sweet compassion,
Unworthy though I be:
Beneath Thy cross abiding
For ever would I rest,
In Thy dear love confiding,
And with Thy presence blest.

Text Information

• First Line: O sacred head, surrounded
• Title: O Sacred Head, Surrounded
• Latin Title: Salve caupt cuentatum
• Author: Bernard of Clairvaux (1153)
• Translator: Henry W. Baker
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Language: English
• Source: Tr.: Hymns, Ancient and Modern, 1861
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: PASSION CHORALE
• Composer: Hans L. Hassler
• Harmonizer: Johann S. Bach (1729)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Key: a minor or modal
• Source: Lustgarten neuer teutscher Gesäng, 1601
• Copyright: Public Domain