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![]() | HUDSON (Hudson)Composer: John Hill Hewitt; Composer: R. E. Hudson (1885)Published in 41 hymnals Printable scores: PDF, Sibelius Audio files: MIDI, Recording | |
Ralph Erskine Hudson, 1843-1901
Born: July 12, 1843, Napoleon, Ohio.
Died: June 14, 1901, Cleveland, Ohio.
Buried: Alliance, Ohio.
Hudson’s parents, Henry and Sarah Hudson, moved to Pennsylvania when Ralph was a boy. Soon after the outbreak of the American civil war, Ralph enlisted in the 10th Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served over three years. After discharge from the army, he became a successful music teacher. From 1872-4, he was Professor of Vocal Music at Mount Union College, and for the next quarter century lived in the Mt. Union-Alliance, Ohio, area. For a while, he was in a real estate partnership with Rev. D. D. Waugh. Howev… Go to person page >| Composer: | R. E. Hudson (1885) |
| Composer: | John Hill Hewitt |
| Meter: | 8.6.8.6 D |
| Incipit: | 13213 54356 54321 |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
Alas! and did my Savior bleed,
and did my Sovereign die!
Would he devote that sacred head
for sinners such as I?
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| Instances (41) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| African American Heritage Hymnal #264 | Alas! And did my Savior bleed? | At the Cross | As the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748; Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901 | Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901 | 8.6.8.6 | 1 Corinthians 1:18 | HUDSON | E Flat Major | English | 2001 | ||||||
| Assembly Songs: for use in evangelistic services, Sabbath schools, young peoples societies, devotional meetings, and the home #227 | Alas! and did my Savior bleed | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light | Isaac Watts | R. E. Hudson | [Alas! and did my Savior bleed] | 1910 | ||||||||||
| Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services #202 | Alas, and did my Savior bleed? | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light | Isaac Watts | R. E. Hudson | [Alas, and did my Savior bleed?] | 1917 | ||||||||||
| Baptist Hymnal 1956 #94 | Alas, and did my Saviour bleed | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748; Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901 | Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901 | HUDSON | E Flat Major | English | 1956 | ||||||||
| Baptist Hymnal 1991 #139 | Alas, and did my Savior bleed (Watts and Hudson) | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light | Isaac Watts; Ralph E. Hudson | Ralph E. Hudson | 8.6.8.6 with refrain | Romans 5:8 | HUDSON | E Flat Major | 1991 | |||||||
| Baptist Hymnal 2008 #255 | Alas, and did my Savior bleed | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross | Isaac Watts; Ralph E. Hudson | Ralph E. Hudson; Greg Nelson | HUDSON | E Flat Major | English | 2008 | ||||||||
| Billy Graham crusade songs #57 | Alas, and did my Saviour bleed? | AT THE CROSS | At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light | [R. E. Hudson]; Issac Watts | R. E. Hudson | [Alas, and did my Saviour bleed?] | 1957 | ||||||||||
| Celebrating Grace Hymnal #595 | Alas, and did my Savior bleed | At the Cross | At the cross | Ralph E. Hudson; Isaac Watts | John Hill Hewitt; Ralph E. Hudson | 8.6.8.6 D | HUDSON | E Flat Major | 2010 | ||||||||
| Celebration Hymnal #323 | Alas! and did my Savior bleed, And did my Sov'reign die? | At the Cross | [At the Cross] | E Flat Major | 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Chalice Hymnal #204 | Alas! And did my Savior bleed? | Alas! And Did My Saviour Bleed? | At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light | Ralph E. Hudson; Isaac Watts | Ralph E. Hudson | HUDSON | E Flat Major | English | 1995 | ||||||||
| Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #157 | Ralph E. Hudson | HUDSON | 132135435654321 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
| Christian Service Songs #267 | Alas! and did my Savior bleed? | At The Cross | At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light | Isaac Watts | R. E. Hudson | [Alas! and did my Savior bleed?] (Hudson) | E Major | English | 1939 | ||||||||
| Favorite Hymns of Praise #95 | Alas, and did my Savior bleed? | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light | Isaac Watts; Ralph E. Hudson | Ralph E. Hudson | [Alas, and did my Savior bleed?] | E Major | 1967 | |||||||||
| Glorious Freedom : Gospel Songs and Hymns for Congregational Singing #86 | Alas, and did my Saviour bleed? | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross | Isaac Watts | R. E. Hudson | [Alas, and did my Saviour bleed?] | E Major | 1951 | |||||||||
| Glorious Praise: specially prepared for use in the prayer meeting, the church service, the young people's meetings, the Sunday school, the evangelistic and other religious gatherings #177 | Alas! and did my Saviour bleed | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light | Isaac Watts | R. E. Hudson | [Alas! and did my Saviour bleed] | 1904 | ||||||||||
| Golden Bells #116 | Alas! and did my Savior bleed? | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light | Isaac Watts | R. E. Hudson | [Alas! and did my Savior bleed?] (Hudson) | E Major | English | 1923 | ||||||||
| Great Revival Hymns No.2 #214 | Alas, and did my Savior bleed? | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross | Isaac Watts | R. E. Hudson | [Alas, and did my Savior bleed?] | 1913 | ||||||||||
| Hinário para o Culto Cristão #190 | Por meus pecados padeceu | Por Meus Pecados Padeceu | Isaac Watts; John James Ransom | Ralph E. Hudson | HUDSON | E Flat Major | English; Portuguese | 1991 | |||||||||
| Hinário para o Culto Cristão #293 | Quando cego, eu andei | Foi na Cruz | Foi na cruz, foi na cruz | Henry Maxwell Wright; Ralph E. Hudson | Unknown | HUDSON | E Flat Major | English; Portuguese | 1991 | ||||||||
| Hymnal of the Church of God #298 | Alas, and did my Savior bleed? | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748; Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901 | Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901 | [At the Cross] | E Flat Major | English | 1971 | ||||||||
| Hymns for the Family of God #95 | Alas, and did my Savior bleed? | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross | Ralph E. Hudson; Isaac Watts | Ralph E. Hudson | HUDSON | E Flat Major | 1976 | |||||||||
| Hymns for the Living Church #279 | Alas! and did my Savior bleed? | Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed? | At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light | Ralph E. Hudson; Isaac Watts | Ralph E. Hudson | Isaiah 53:4; Romans 12:1 | HUDSON | E Flat Major | 1974 | ||||||||
| Hymns of Faith #153 | Alas! and did my Savior bleed" | At the Cross | At the cross | Ralph E. Hudson; Isaac Watts | Ralph E. Hudson | [Alas! and did my Savior bleed"] | E Flat Major | 1980 | |||||||||
| Lift Every Voice and Sing II: an African American hymnal #30 | Alas! And did my Savior bleed | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross | Isaac Watts; Ralph E. Hudson | Ralph E. Hudson | [Alas! And did my Savior bleed] | E Flat Major | English | 1993 | ||||||||
| Na Himeni Haipule Hawaii #202 | Auwe! ua kahe wale a'e | AUWE! UA KAHE WALE AE | Ma ke ke'a kahi au | Ralph Hudson; "Hualalai"; Laiana; Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901 | HUDSON | E Major | English; Hawaiian | 1972 | ||||||||
| Praiseworthy for the Church and Sunday School #A46 | Alas! and did my Savior bleed? | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light | E.O.E. | [Alas! and did my Savior bleed] (At the Cross) | G Major or modal | English | 1916 | |||||||||
| Revival Hymns and Choruses #178 | Alas! And did my Savior bleed? And did my Sov'reign die? | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901 | [Alas! And did my Savior bleed?] | E Flat Major | English | 1982 | ||||||||
| Service Songs for Young People's Societies, Sunday Schools and Church Prayer Meetings #176 | Alas, and did my Savior bleed | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light | Isaac Watts | R. E. Hudson | [Alas, and did my Savior bleed?] | E Major | English | 1913 | ||||||||
| Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #163 | Alas, and did my Savior bleed? | [Alas, and did my Savior bleed?] | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Sing Joyfully #301 | Alas! and did my Savior bleed? | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light | Isaac Watts | Ralph E. Hudson | [Alas! and did my Savior bleed?] | E Flat Major | English | 1989 | ||||||||
| Songs of Revival Power #65 | Alas, and did my Savior bleed? | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light | Isaac Watts | R. E. Hudson | [Alas, and did my Savior bleed?] | 1907 | ||||||||||
| The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #188 | Alas! and did my Savior bleed? | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light | Ralph E. Hudson; Isaac Watts | Ralph E. Hudson | 8.6.8.6 with refrain | HUDSON | E Flat Major | 1986 | ||||||||
| The New Century Hymnal #199 | Alas! and did my Savior bleed | Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed (At the Cross) | At the cross, at the cross | Ralph E. Hudson; Isaac Watts | Ralph E. Hudson | 8.6.8.6 with refrain | Philippians 2:2-12; Galatians 6:14; Galatians 2:20; Hebrews 12:1-3 | HUDSON | E Flat Major | 1995 | |||||||
| The New Christian Hymnal #74a | Alas, and did my Savior bleed | Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed? | At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | R. E. Hudson | AT THE CROSS | E Major | 132135435654321 | 1929 | ||||||||
| The New National Baptist Hymnal #79 | Alas! and did my Savior bleed? | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross | Isaac Watts; Ralph E. Hudson | Ralph E. Hudson | [Alas! and did my Savior bleed?] | E Flat Major | English | 1977 | ||||||||
| The United Methodist Hymnal #359 | Alas! and did my Savior bleed | Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed | At the cross, at the cross | Ralph E. Hudson; Isaac Watts | Ralph E. Hudson; Anonymous | 8.6.8.6 D | HUDSON | E Flat Major | English | 1989 | |||||||
| The Worshiping Church #512 | Alas! and did my Savior bleed | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light | Isaac Watts; Ralph E. Hudson | Ralph E. Hudson; John H. Hewitt | 8.6.8.6 with refrain | Romans 12:1; 1 Corinthians 1:18; Galatians 6:14; Isaiah 53:4; Matthew 27:45 | HUDSON | E Flat Major | English | 1990 | ||||||
| Timeless Truths #230 | Alas! and did my Savior bleed | At the Cross (Hudson) | At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light | Isaac Watts; R. E. H. | Ralph E. Hudson | 8.6.8.6.12.10.10.9 | 1 Timothy 2:5-6 | HUDSON | E Flat Major | 0 | |||||||
| Triumphant Songs No.1 #8 | Alas! and did my Savior bleed | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light | R.E. Hudson | [At the Cross] Hudson | E Major | English | 1887 | |||||||||
| Worship and Rejoice #258 | Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross | Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901; Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901; John H. Hewitt, 1801-1890 | 8.6.8.6 with refrain | Galatians 6:14; Isaiah 53:4; 1 Corinthians 1:18; Romans 12:1; John 1:1-2; 1 John 3:1; Matthew 27:45 | HUDSON | E Flat Major | 2001 | |||||||
| Worship and Service Hymnal: For Church, School, and Home #66 | Alas, and did my Saviour bleed? | At the Cross | At the cross, at the cross | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748; Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901 | Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901 | [Alas, and did my Saviour bleed?] | E Major | English | 1957 |
