The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#335

335. Bound upon the accursed tree

1 Bound upon the accursed tree,
Faint and bleeding, who is He?
By the eyes so pale and dim,
Streaming blood, and writhing limb,
By the flesh with scourges torn,
By the crown of twisted thorn,
By the drooping, death-dewed brow;
Son of man 'tis thou! 'tis thou!

2 Bound upon the accursed tree,
Dread and awful, who is He?
By the sun at noonday pale,
Shivering rocks, and rending vail,
By the earth enwrapt in gloom,
By the saints who burst their tomb,
Lord, our suppliant knees we bow!
Son of God! 'tis thou! 'tis thou!

3 Bound upon the accursed tree,
Dread and awful, who is He?
By the prayer for them that slew,
"Lord! they know not what they do!"
By the spoiled and empty grave,
By the souls he died to save,
By the rainbow round his brow,
Son of god! 'tis thou! 'tis thou!

Text Information

• First Line: Bound upon the accursed tree
• Author: Henry H. Milman
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Christ: Sufferings and Death

Tune Information

• Name: BETRAYAL
• Composer: Unknown
• Meter: P. M.
• Key: e minor or modal
• Notes: Alternate tune: #464, Martyn.