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Comme Un Agneau, Tu Te Laissas Meurtrir

Comme un agneau, tu te laissas meurtrir

Author: Benedict Pictet
Tune: GENEVAN 116
Published in 1 hymnal

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Comme un agneau, tu te laissas meurtrir
Pour nos péchés, toi, le Sauveur du monde.
Ô tendre amour! Ô charité profonde!
Pour nous sauver, Jésus, tu vins mourir.

2 Dans le moment où notre iniquité
Te fit souffrir les plus cruelles peines,
Ta mort brisa nos liens et nos chaînes;
Tu nous acquis grâce et félicité.

3 Amen, Seigneur! Amen, puissance, honneur!
À toi, Jésus, gloire, sagesse, empire!
Dès maintenant, nos cœurs peuvent te dire:
"Béni sois-tu, tout-puissant Rédempteur!"

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #13939

Author: Benedict Pictet

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Text Information

First Line: Comme un agneau, tu te laissas meurtrir
Title: Comme Un Agneau, Tu Te Laissas Meurtrir
Author: Benedict Pictet
Language: French
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

GENEVAN 116

GENEVAN 116 was first published in the 1562 edition of the Genevan Psalter, in which it was also the setting for Psalm 74. Seymour Swets (b. South Holland, IL, 1900; d. Grand Rapids, MI, 1982) harmonized the tune in 1954. This Mixolydian tune is one of the simplest, finest, and most loved of the Gen…

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #13939
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

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The Cyber Hymnal #13939

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