Text: | O Sacred Head, Now Wounded |
Attributed to: | Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th C. |
Translator (English): | James W. Alexander |
Translator (German): | Paul Gerhardt |
Tune: | PASSION CHORALE |
Arranger: | J. S. Bach |
Composer: | Hans Leo Hassler |
1 O sacred head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down,
now scornfully surrounded with thorns, thine only crown:
O sacred head, what glory, what bliss till now was thine;
yet, though despised and gory, I joy to call thee mine.
2 What thou, my Lord, hast suffered was all for sinners’ gain;
mine, mine was the transgression, but thine the deadly pain.
Lo, here I fall, my Savior! ’Tis I deserve thy place;
look on me with Thy favor, and grant to me thy grace.
3 What language shall I borrow to thank thee, dearest friend,
for this thy dying sorrow, thy pity without end?
O make me thine forever; and should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never, never outlive my love to thee.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | O sacred head, now wounded |
Title: | O Sacred Head, Now Wounded |
Attributed to: | Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th C. |
Translator (German): | Paul Gerhardt (1656) |
Translator (English): | James W. Alexander (1830) |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6.D. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1990 |
Scripture: | ; ; |
Topic: | Confession; Crowns; Good Friday(4 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | PASSION CHORALE |
Composer: | Hans Leo Hassler (1601) |
Arranger: | J. S. Bach (1729) |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6.D. |
Key: | a minor |
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Audio recording: | Piano Harmony (auto-generated) |