The Book of Praise ‎#234

234. Ah! holy Jesu, how hast thou offended

1 Ah! holy Jesu, how hast thou offended
that cruel judgement hath on thee descended?
By foes derided, by thine own rejected,
O most afflicted.

2 What was the reason? Who hath thus displayed thee?
Ours in the treason, Saviour, that betrayed thee.
Our sin, Lord Jesus, sold thee and denied thee:
we crucified thee.

3 See, the good Shepherd for the sheep is offered:
the slave hath sinned and the Son hath suffered
for our atonement; while we nothing heeded,
God interceded.

4 For us, kind Jesus, was thine incarnation:
thy mortal sorrow and they life's oblation,
thy death of anguish and thy bitter passion,
for our salvation.

5 Therefore, kind Saviour, since we cannot pay thee,
we now adore thee and will ever pray thee,
think on thy pity and thy love unswerving,
not our deserving.

Text Information

• First Line: Ah! holy Jesu, how hast thou offended
• Title: Ah! holy Jesu, how hast thou offended
• Author: Johann Heermann, 1585-1647
• Meter: 11 11 11 5
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  John 10:1-18
• Topic: Church Year: Good Friday; Jesus Christ: Shepherd; Lament; Repentance; Sin / Sinner
• Source: Translation: Yattendon Hymnal, 1899, alt.
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: HERZLIEBSTER JESU
• Composer: Johann Crüger, 1598-1662
• Harmonizer: J. S. Bach, 1685-1750
• Meter: 11 11 11 5
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain