H15 | The Psalms of David#H15.II | H16 |
Text: | He was crucified |
5 Stretch'd on the cross the Saviour dies,
Hark! his expiring groans arise!
See, from his hands, his feet, his side,
Runs down the sacred crimson tide!
6 Believers now, behold the man,
The man of grief condemn'd for you,
The Lamb of God for sinners slain,
Weeping to Calvary pursue.
7 His sacred limbs they stretch, they tear,
With nails they fasten to the wood —
His sacred limbs — expos'd and bare,
Or only cover'd with his blood.
8 See there! his temples crown'd with thorns,
His bleeding hands extended wide,
His streaming feet transfix'd and torn,
The fountain gushing from his side.
9 Thou dear, thou suff'ring Son of God,
How doth thy heart to sinners move!
Sprinkle on us thy precious blood,
Constrain us with thy dying love!
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Stretch'd on the cross the Saviour dies |
Title: | He was crucified |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1789 |
Topic: | Heidelberg Catechism: Lord's Day 15 |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. Stanza 1 by Anne Steele, the rest of the stanzas are by Charles Wesley |