Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#251

251. Behold th'amazing sight

1 Behold th'amazing sight,
The Saviour lifted high!
Behold the Son of God's delight
Expire in agony.

2 For whom, for whom, my heart,
Were all these sorrows borne?
Why did He feel that piercing smart,
And meet that various scorn?

3 For love of us He bled,
And all in torture died;
'Twas love that bowed His fainting head,
And ope'd His gushing side.

4 In sympathy of love
Let all the earth combine;
And, drawn by cords so gentle, prove
The energy divine.

5 In Him our hearts unite,
Nor share His griefs alone,
But from His cross pursue their flight
To His triumphant throne.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Behold th'amazing sight
• Author: Philip Doddridge (1755)
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Christ: Love of; Christ: Passion of; Lent

Tune Information

• Name: DETRIOT
• Composer: Eurotas P. Hastings
• Meter: S. M.