Laudes Domini ‎#170

170. "Man of Sorrows"

1 O Jesus, "Man of Sorrows,"
Sole Son of God, the King!
What language shall I borrow
Thy boundless love to sing?
No mortal words can measure
The burdens thou didst take,
Accepting pain as pleasure,
All for my sinful sake.

2 By thine own kin neglected
By trusted ones denied
By bitter foes rejected,
Thorn-crowned, and crucified
Earth's hatred and affliction
In patience thou didst bear,
Returning benediction
For cross and nail and spear.

3 Had ever love such proving!
Was ever love so priced!
Ah, what is all my loving
Compared with thine, O Christ!
'Tis scarcely worth the gaining
This paltry heart of mine;
And yet for its obtaining
Thou paid'st a price divine.

Text Information

• First Line: O Jesus, "Man of Sorrows"
• Title: "Man of Sorrows"
• Author: George S. Dwight
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Sufferings and Death; Christ: Crucifixion of; Christ: Love of; Christ: Sufferings of

Tune Information

• Name: CRUX CHRISTI
• Composer: A. H. Mann
• Meter: 7s, 6s. D.
• Key: G Major or modal