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7379. When Our Heads Are Bowed with Woe

1. When our heads are bowed with woe,
When our bitter tears o’erflow,
When we mourn the lost, the dear,
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear!

2. Thou our throbbing flesh hast worn,
Thou our mortal griefs hast borne,
Thou hast shed the human tear,
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear!

3. When the solemn death bell tolls,
For our own departing souls,
When our final doom is near,
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear!

4. Thou hast bowed the dying head,
With the thought of all its sin,
When the spirit shrinks with fear,
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear!

5. When the heart is sad within
With the thought of all its sin,
When the spirit shrinks with fear,
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear.

6. Thou the shame, the grief, hast known,
Though the sins were not Thine own;
Thou hast deigned their load to bear;
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear!

Text Information
First Line: When our heads are bowed with woe
Title: When Our Heads Are Bowed with Woe
Author: Henry H. Milman (1827)
Meter: 77.77
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: ST. PRISCA
Composer: Richard Redhead (1853)
Meter: 77.77
Incipit: 33234 43551 64455
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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