Light and Life ‎#39

39. Oh, how I love Jesus!

1 Alas! and did my Saviour bleed?
And did my Sov'reign die!
Would he devote that sacred head
For such a worm as I? [Refrain]

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

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. [Refrain]

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

Text Information

• First Line: Alas! and did my Saviour bleed?
• Title: Oh, how I love Jesus!
• Refrain First Line: Oh, how I love Jesus!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1881
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Alas! and did my Saviour bleed?]
• Arranger: E. Laroche
• Key: A Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.