The Voice of Praise ‎#188

188. Alas! and did my Saviour 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?

2 Was it for crimes that I had 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Alas! and did my Saviour bleed
• Author: Watts
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  John 12:32
  ;
  1 Corinthians 15:3
  ;
  1 John 3:16
• Topic: Christ: Sufferings and Death; On the Cross
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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