Psalter Hymnal (Red) ‎#355

355. Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed

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

2 Was it for crimes that I have done
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity, grace unknown,
And love beyond degree!

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.

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

Text Information

• First Line: Alas! and did my Savior bleed
• Title: Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed
• Author: Rev. Isaac Watts (1707)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1934
• Topic: Atonement; Blood of Christ; Communion Service; Cross of Christ; Death of Christ, Burial, and Descent Into Hell; Forsaking the World; Christ as Mediator; Sufferings of Christ

Tune Information

• Name: AVON (MARTYRDOM)
• Composer: Hugh Wilson, 1766-1824
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: A♭ Major