Wartburg Hymnal ‎#154

154. Ah, holy Jesus, how hast Thou offended

1 Ah, holy Jesus, how hast Thou offended,
That man to judge Thee hath in hate pretended?
By foes derided, by Thine own rejected,
O most afflicted.

2 Who was the guilty, who brought this upon Thee?
Alas, my treason, Jesus, hath undone Thee!
’Twas I, Lord, Jesus, I it was denied Thee:
I crucified Thee.

3 Lo, the good Shepherd for the sheep is offered;
The slave hath sinnéd, and the Son hath suffered;
For man’s atonement, while he nothing heedeth,
God intercedeth.

4 For me, kind Jesus, was Thy incarnation,
Thy mortal sorrow, and Thy life’s oblation;
Thy death of anguish, and Thy bitter passion,
For my salvation.

5 Therefore, kind Jesus, since I cannot pay Thee,
I do adore Thee, and will ever pray Thee:
Think on Thy pity and Thy love unswerving,
Not my deserving.

Text Information

• First Line: Ah, holy Jesus, how hast Thou offended
• Translator: R Bridges
• Author: J. Heermann
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: Lent
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Translated from "haerzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen" Tune: HERZLIEBSTER JESU

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