The Hymnbook ‎#199

199. Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed

1 Alas! and did my Saviour bleed,
And did my Sovereign die!
Would He devote that sacred head
For sinners such as I!

2 Was it for sins that I have done
He suffered on the tree?
Amazing pity! grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!

3 Well might the sun in darkness hide,
And shut his glories in,
When God, the mighty Maker, died
For man the creature's sin.

4 Thus might I hide my blushing face
While His dear cross appears;
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt mine eyes to tears.

5 But drops of grief can ne'er repay
The debt of love I owe;
Here, Lord, I give myself away;
'Tis all that I can do.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Alas! and did my Saviour bleed
• Title: Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed
• Author: Isaac Watts (1707)
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Genesis 32:10
  ;
  Romans 5:8-10
  ;
  Romans 6:13
• Topic: Christ: Passion; Christ: Atonement; Confession; Lent; Penitence; Sin; Jesus Christ: His Passion and Atonement

Tune Information

• Name: MARTYRDOM (AVON)
• Composer: Hugh Wilson (1825)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: A♭ Major