The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#322

322. Alas! and did my Savior 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?

Chorus:
Help me, dear Saviour, thee to own,
And ever faithful be;
And when thou sittest on thy throne,
O Lord, remember me.

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 Lord was crucified
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.

Text Information

• First Line: Alas! and did my Savior bleed?
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Refrain First Line: Help me, dear Saviour, thee to own
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Christ: Sufferings and Death

Tune Information

• Name: REMEMBER ME
• Composer: Asa Hull
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: F Major or modal
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #80, 7, or 179.