Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) ‎#12

12. Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed? (At The Cross)

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 have 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!

Refrain:
At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light,
And the burden of my heart rolled away,
It was there by faith I received my sight,
And now I am happy all the day!

Text Information

• First Line: Alas! And did my Savior bleed?
• Title: Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed? (At The Cross)
• Author: Isaac Watts (1707)
• Author (refrain): Ralph E. Hudson (1885)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  1 Peter 3:18
  ;
  1 John 1:8-9
• Topic: Atonement; Cross; Jesus: Death; Lord's Supper: Remembrance

Tune Information

• Name: [Alas! And did my Savior bleed?]
• Composer: Ralph E. Hudson (1885)
• Key: E Major