The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 ‎#791

791. Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed

1 Alas! and did my Savior bleed?
And did my Sov'reign die?
Would He devote that sacred head
For such a worm as I?

Text Information

• First Line: Alas! and did my Savior bleed?
• Title: Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
• Meter: C.M. 8.6.8.6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Romans 5:9
• Topic: Book Four: Occasional Selections, Gospel Songs and Hymns; Jesus Christ: Passion, Redemption, Blood Atonement of
• Notes: Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. Rom. 5:9

Tune Information

• Name: HULL
• Composer: Asa Hull, b. 1828
• Meter: C.M. 8.6.8.6.
• Key: F Major
• Notes: M.M. 63