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| Text: | Alas! and Did my Savior Bleed? |
| Author: | Isaac Watts |
| Tune: | MARTYRDOM |
| Composer: | Hugh Wilson, 1764-1824 |
1 Alas! and did my Savior bleed,
And did my Sov'reign die,
Would He devote that sacred head
For sinners such as I?
2 Was it for crimes that I had 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 God, 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.
5 But drops of grief can ne'er repay
The debt of love I owe;
Here, Lord, I give myself away,
'Tis all that I can do.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Alas! and did my Savior bleed |
| Title: | Alas! and Did my Savior Bleed? |
| Author: | Isaac Watts (1707) |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1918 |
| Topic: | Church Festivals: Passion and Easter; The Lord's Supper; Faith and Justification |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | MARTYRDOM |
| Composer: | Hugh Wilson, 1764-1824 |
| Key: | A♭ Major |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
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