Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#141

141. Behold th' amazing sight

1 Behold th' amazing sight,
The Saviour lifted high!
Behold the Son of God's delight
Expire in agony!

2 For whom, for whom, my heart,
Were all these sorrows borne?
Why did he feel that piercing smart,
And meet that various scorn?

3 For love of us he bled,
And all in torture died;
'Twas love that bow'd his fainting head,
And op'd his gushing side.

4 In sympathy of love
Let all the earth combine;
And drawn by cords so gentle, prove
The energy divine.

5 In him our hearts unite,
Nor share his griefs alone,
But from his cross pursue their flight
To his triumphant throne.

Text Information

• First Line: Behold th' amazing sight
• Meter: S. M.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Topic: Christ: Sufferings and Death; Love of Christ to men the Cause of his suffering

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