Hymns for the Living Church ‎#156

156. Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed?

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

2 Was it for crimes that I have done,
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!

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.

4 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Alas! and did my Savior bleed
• Title: Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed?
• Author: Isaac Watts (1707)
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1974
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 53:4
  ;
  Isaiah 53:5
  ;
  Matthew 27:45
  ;
  Romans 12:1
• Topic: Christ: Death; Dedication: of Life; Invitation: to Consecration

Tune Information

• Name: MARTYRDOM
• Composer: Hugh Wilson (c. 1800)
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: G Major