The Hymnal ‎#138

138. When wounded sore the stricken soul

When wounded sore the stricken soul
Lies bleeding and unbound,
One only hand, a piercèd hand,
Can heal the sinner's wound.

When sorrow swells the laden breast,
And tears of anguish flow,
One only heart, a broken heart,
Can feel the sinner's woe.

When penitence has wept in vain,
Over some foul dark spot,
One only stream, a stream of blood,
Can wash away the blot.

'Tis Jesus' blood that washes white,
His hand that brings relief,
His heart that's touched with all our joys,
And feeleth for our grief.

Lift up thy bleeding hand, O Lord;
Unseal that cleansing tide;
We have no shelter from our sin,
But in thy wounded side.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: When wounded sore the stricken soul
• Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1858)
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Ash Wednesday and Lent; Parochial Missions
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: ST. BERNARD
• Meter: C.M.
• Incipit: 51232 14325 36445
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Cologne, 1741
• Notes: Now Public Domain.