Trinity Hymnal #248
First Line: Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended
Author: Johann Heermann
Tune Title: HERZLIEBSTER JESU
Composer: Johann Crüger
1 Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended,
That man to judge thee hath in hate pretended?
By foes derided, by thine own rejected,
O most afflicted.
2 Who was the guilty? who brought this upon thee?
Alas, my treason, Jesus, hath undone thee.
'Twas I, Lord Jesus, I it was denied thee:
I crucified thee.
3 Lo, the good Shepherd for the sheep is offered:
The slave hath sinned, and the Son hath suffered:
For man's atonement, while he nothing heedeth,
God intercedeth.
4 For me, kind Jesus, was thine incarnation,
Thy mortal sorrow, and thy life's oblation:
Thy death of anguish and thy bitter passion,
For my salvation.
5 Therefore, kind Jesus, since I cannot pay thee,
I do adore thee, and will ever pray thee
Think on thy pity and thy love unswerving,
Not my deserving.
| Text information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended |
| Title: | Ah, Holy Jesus, How Hast Thou Offended |
| Author: | Johann Heermann (1630) |
| Meter: | 11.11.11.5. |
| Scripture: | Isaiah 53:4 |
| Topic: | Incarnation; Confession of Sin; Jesus Christ | His Suffering; Christ | Shepherd; Christ | Substitute; Imputation of Sin |
| Source: | Tr in Yattendon Hymnal, 1899 |
| Language: | English |
| Tune information | |
|---|---|
| Tune name: | HERZLIEBSTER JESU |
| Composer: | Johann Crüger (1640) |
| Meter: | 11.11.11.5. |
| Key: | g minor |