Lutheran Service Book ‎#437

437. Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed

1 Alas! and did my Savior bleed,
And did my Sov'reign 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 God, the mighty Maker, died
For his own creatures' 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Alas! And did my Savior bleed
• Title: Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 (alt. )
• Meter: C M
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2006
• Scripture:
  Matthew 27:45-50
  ;
  Romans 5:6-12
  ;
  Romans 12:1
  ;
  1 Peter 2:24

Tune Information

• Name: MARTYRDOM
• Composer: Hugh Wilson, 1764-1824
• Meter: C M
• Key: G Major
• Source: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941 (Setting)