The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration ‎#208

208. Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed?

1 Alas! and did my Savior bleed,
And did my sovereign die?
Would He devote that sacred Head
For sinners such as I?

2 Was it for sins that I have done
He suffered on the tree?
Amazing pity! grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!

3 Well might the sun in darkness hide
And shut His glories in,
When Christ, the great Redeemer, died
For man the creature's sin.

4 Thus might I hide my blushing face
While his dear cross appears,
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt mine eyes to tears.

5 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
• Meter: C.M.
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: Christ: Grace, Love and Mercy; Christ: Atonement, Crucifixion, Suffering and Death; Testimony and Praise

Tune Information

• Name: MARTYRDOM
• Composer: Hugh Wilson
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: G Major