279. Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed?
1 Alas! And did my Savior bleed?
And did my Sov'reign die?
Would He devote that sacred head
For sinners such as I?
Refrain:
At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light,
And the burden of my heart rolled away,
It was there by faith I received my sight,
And now I am happy all the day!
2 Was it for crimes that I have done
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! Grace unknown!
And love beyond degree! (Refrain)
3 Well might the sun in darkness hide,
And shut his glories in,
When Christ, the mighty Maker, died
For man the creature's sin. (Refrain)
4 But drops of grief can ne’er repay
The debt of love I owe:
Here, Lord, I give my self away,
’Tis all that I can do! (Refrain)
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | Alas! and did my Savior bleed? |
| Title: | Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed? |
| Author (Refrain): | Ralph E. Hudson (1885) |
| Author: | Isaac Watts (1707) |
| Publication Date: | 1974 |
| Meter: | C.M. Ref. |
| Scripture: | Isaiah 53:4; Romans 12:1 |
| Topic: | Christ: Death; Testimony, Hymns of; Witness, Hymns of |
| Refrain First Line: | At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | HUDSON |
| Composer: | Ralph E. Hudson (1885) |
| Meter: | C.M. Ref. |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
