African American Heritage Hymnal ‎#263

263. Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed

1 Alas! and did my Savior bleed,
And did my Sovereign die?
Would He devote that sacred head
For sinners such as I?

2 Was it for crimes that I have 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 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, 1674-1748
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2001
• Scripture:
  Romans 5:8
• Topic: Jesus Christ: His Blood

Tune Information

• Name: MARTYRDOM
• Composer: Hugh Wilson, 1766-1824
• Arranger: Nolan Williams, Jr., b. 1969
• Meter: CM
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Arr. © 2000, GIA Publications, Inc.