Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#101

101. Alas! and did my Saviour bleed

1 Alas! and did my Saviour bleed,
And did my Sovereign die?
Would He devote that sacred Head
For such a worm as I?

2 Was it for crimes that I had 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 Christ, the mighty Maker, 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 Saviour bleed
• Author: Isaac Watts (1707)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Church Year: Good Friday

Tune Information

• Name: MARTYRDOM
• Composer: Hugh Wilson, (1766-1824)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Present form c. 1825