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O sacred head sore wounded
Author: Paul Gerhardt, 1607-76; Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091-1153; James Waddell Alexander, 1804-59 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 729 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 Lyrics: 1 O sacred head sore wounded,
with grief and shame weighed down;
O kingly head surrounded
with thorns your only crown;
death's shadows rise before you,
the glow of life decays;
yet hosts of heaven adore you
and tremble as they gaze.
2 What language shall I borrow
to praise you, heavenly friend,
for this your dying sorrow,
your mercy without end?
Such agony and dying!
Such love to sinners free!
O Christ, all grace supplying,
turn now your face on me.
3 In this your bitter Passion,
good Shepherd, think of me,
look on me with compassion,
unworthy though I be:
beneath your cross abiding
for ever would I rest,
in your dear love confiding,
and with your presence blessed.
4 Lord, be my consolation,
my shield when death is near;
remind me of your Passion,
be with me when I fear.
My eyes shall then behold you,
upon your cross shall dwell,
my heart by faith enfold you;
and who dies thus, dies well.
Topics: Good Friday; Jesus Christ Passion and Cross; Passion Sunday Used With Tune: PASSION CHORALE
O sacred head sore wounded
Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross (Near the Cross)
Author: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 Appears in 705 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:17-18 First Line: Jesus, keep me near the cross Refrain First Line: In the cross, in the cross Lyrics: 1 Jesus, keep me near the cross,
there's a precious fountain;
free to all, a healing stream
flows from Calv'ry's mountain.
Refrain:
In the cross, in the cross
be my glory ever;
till my ransomed soul shall find
rest beyond the river.
2 Near the cross, a trembling soul,
love and mercy found me;
there the bright and Morning Star
sheds its beams around me. [Refrain]
3 Near the cross! O Lamb of God,
bring its scenes before me;
help me walk from day to day
with its shadow o'er me. [Refrain]
4 Near the cross I'll watch and wait,
hoping, trusting ever,
till I reach the golden strand
just beyond the river. [Refrain] Topics: Lent; Sunday of the Passion; Trust Used With Tune: NEAR THE CROSS
Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross (Near the Cross)
How sweet, how heavenly is the sight
Author: Swain Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 583 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10 Lyrics: 1 How sweet, how heavenly is the sight,
When those who love the Lord,
In one another's peace delight,
And so fulfill his word!
2 Oh, may we feel each brother's sigh,
And with him bear a part;
May sorrows flow from eye to eye,
And joy from heart to heart.
3 Free us from envy, scorn, and pride;
Our wishes fix above;
May each his brother's failing hide,
And show a brother's love.
4 Let love, in one delightful stream,
Through every bosom flow,
And union sweet, and fond esteem,
In every action glow.
5 Love is the golden chain that binds
The happy souls above,
And he's an heir of heaven who finds
His bosom glow with love. Topics: The Christian Church Fellowship; Brotherly Love
How sweet, how heavenly is the sight
Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness
Author: Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, 1700-1760; John Wesley, 1703-1791 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 502 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Lyrics: 1 Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness
my beauty are, my glorious dress;
'midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed,
with joy shall I lift up my head.
2 Bold shall I stand in thy great day;
for who aught to my charge shall lay?
Fully absolved through these I am
from sin and fear, from guilt and shame.
3 Jesus, be endless praise to thee,
whose boundless mercy hath for me–
for me a full atonement made,
an everlasting ransom paid.
4 O let the dead now hear thy voice;
now bid thy banished ones rejoice;
their beauty this, their glorious dress,
Jesus, thy blood and righteousness.
Topics: Forgiveness; Salvation/Redemption; Jesus Christ Used With Tune: FULDA (WALTON)
Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness
In Christ There Is No East or West
Author: John Oxenham, 1852-1941 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 337 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Topics: Body of Christ; Church; Discipleship; Family; Mission; Unity (church); Christian Life Used With Tune: MCKEE
In Christ There Is No East or West
The Way of the Cross Leads Home
Author: Jessie B. Pounds Appears in 249 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18 First Line: I must needs go home by the way of the cross Refrain First Line: The way of the cross leads me home Lyrics: 1 I must needs go home by the way of the cross,
There’s no other way but this;
I shall ne’er get sight of the Gates of Light,
If the way of the cross I miss.
Chorus:
The way of the cross leads home,
The way of the cross leads home;
It is sweet to know, as I onward go,
The way of the cross leads home.
2 I must needs go on in the blood-sprinkled way,
The path that the Savior trod,
If I ever climb to the heights sublime,
Where the soul is at home with God. (Chorus)
3 Then I bid farewell to the way of the world,
To walk in it nevermore;
For my Lord says, “Come,” and I seek my home,
Where He waits at the open door. (Chorus)
Topics: Cross of Christ; Cross of Christ Used With Tune: [I must needs go home by the way of the cross]
The Way of the Cross Leads Home
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Author: Thomas O. Chisholm Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 193 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:4-11 First Line: Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father Lyrics: 1 Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father,
there is no shadow of turning with thee;
thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not;
as thou hast been thou forever wilt be.
Refrain:
Great is thy faithfulness!
Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
all I have needed thy hand hath provided;
great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
2 Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,
sun, moon, and stars in their courses above
join with all nature in manifold witness
to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. [Refrain]
3 Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! [Refrain] Topics: Father and Creator; God; God--Faithfulness of Used With Tune: FAITHFULNESS
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Be thou my vision. O Lord of my heart
Author: Mary Elizabeth Byrne, 1880-1931; Eleanor Henrietta Hull, 1860-1935 Appears in 165 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Topics: Covenant, Commitment and Dedication Used With Tune: SLANE Text Sources: Irish, 8th century
Be thou my vision. O Lord of my heart
Nature with open volume stands
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 148 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 Lyrics: 1 Nature with open volume stands
to spread her maker's praise abroad;
and every labour of his hands
shows something worthy of a God.
2 But in the grace that rescued us,
his brightest form of glory shines;
here, on the cross, 'tis fairest drawn
in precious blood, and crimson lines.
3 Here his whole name appears complete:
nor wit can guess, nor reason prove,
which of the letters best is writ,
the power, the wisdom, or the love.
4 O the sweet wonders of that cross
where God the Saviour loved, and died!
Her noblest life my spirit draws
from his dear wounds, and bleeding side.
5 I would for ever speak his name
in sounds to mortal ears unknown,
with angels join to praise the Lamb,
and worship at his Father's throne.
Topics: Atonement; Good Friday; Grace; Holy Week; Jesus Christ Passion and Cross; Passion Sunday; Proclamation: Witness; Redemption Used With Tune: CANNOCK
Nature with open volume stands
The Royal Banners Forward Go
Author: Venantius Fortunatus (540?-600?); John Mason Neale (1818-1866); Percy Dearmer (1867-1936) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 135 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Lyrics: 1 The royal banners forward go;
the cross shines forth in mystic glow;
where he, the Life, did flesh endure,
and by that death did life procure.
2 There while he hung, his sacred side
by soldier's spear was opened wide
to cleanse us in the precious flood
of water mingled with his blood.
3 Fulfilled is all his words foretold;
then spread the banners, and unfold
love's crowning power, that all may see
he reigns and triumphs from the tree.
4 O tree of grace, the conquering sign,
which dost in royal purple shine,
gone is thy shame; for, lo, each bough
proclaims the prince of glory now.
5 For once thy favoured branches bore
the wealth that did the world restore,
the priceless treasure, freely spent
to pay for our enfranchisement.
6 Father of all, life's source and spring,
may every soul thy praises sing;
may those obey the rule of heaven,
for whom the perfect life was given. Topics: Holy Week (Good Friday) Used With Tune: VEXILLA REGIS
The Royal Banners Forward Go
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