The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#378

378. When wounded sore, the stricken soul

1 When wounded sore, the stricken soul
Lies bleeding and unbound,
One only hand a pierced hand
Can heal the sinner's wound.

2 When sorrow swells the laden breast,
And tears of anguish flow,
One only heart a broken heart
Can feel the sinner's woe.

3 When penitence has wept in vain
Over some foul, dark spot,
One only stream a stream of blood
Can wash away the blot.

4 'Tis Jesus' blood that washes white,
His hand that brings relief;
His heart that's touched with all our joys,
And feels for all our grief.

5 Lift up thy bleeding hand, O Lord!
Unseal that cleansing tide;
We have no shelter from our sin
But in thy wounded side.

Text Information

• First Line: When wounded sore, the stricken soul
• Author: Mrs. Cecil F. Alexander
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Sinner: Christ the Way of Life

Tune Information

• Name: HOLY CROSS
• Composer: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #175, 179, or 581.