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E25. Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed?

1 Alas! and did my Saviour bleed?
And did my Sov'reign die?
Would He devote that sacred head
For such a worm 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 Christ 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 in 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 Saviour bleed?
• Title: Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed?
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: Lent

Tune Information

• Name: AVON
• Composer: Hugh Wilson
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: A♭ Major