Trinity Psalter Hymnal ‎#336

336. O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

1 O sacred Head, now wounded,
with grief and shame weighed down;
now scornfully surrounded
with thorns, thine only crown;
O sacred Head, what glory,
what bliss 'til now was thine!
Yet, though despised and gory,
I joy to call thee mine.

2 What thou, my Lord, hast suffered
was all for sinners' gain:
mine, mine was the transgression,
but thine the deadly pain.
Lo, here I fall, my Savior!
'Tis I deserve thy place;
look on me with thy favor,
vouchsafe to me thy grace.

3 What language shall I borrow
to thank thee, dearest Friend,
for this, thy dying sorrow,
thy pity without end?
O make me thine forever;
and should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never, never
outlive my love to thee.

Text Information

• First Line: O sacred Head, now wounded
• Title: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
• Author: Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091-1153
• Translator: Paul Gerhardt (1656)
• Translator: James W. Alexander (1830)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2018
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 53:3-7
  ;
  Matthew 27:27-31
  ;
  Mark 15:17-20
  ;
  John 19:2-3
• Topic: Christ: Love and Grace of; Christ: Passion and Atoning Death of; Comfort; Funerals; Imputation of Sin

Tune Information

• Name: PASSION CHORALE
• Composer: Hans Leo Hassler (1601)
• Harmonizer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1729)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Key: a minor