Ancient and Modern ‎#148b

148b. O dearest Lord, thy sacred head

1 O dearest Lord, thy sacred head
with thorns was pierced for me;
O pour thy blessing on my head
that I may think for thee.

2 O dearest Lord, thy sacred hands
with nails were pierced for me;
O shed thy blessing on my hands
that they may work for thee.

3 O dearest Lord, thy sacred feet
with nails were pierced for me;
O pour thy blessing on my feet
that they may follow thee.

4 O dearest Lord, thy sacred heart
with spear was pierced for me;
O pour thy Spirit in my heart
that I may live for thee.

Text Information

• First Line: O dearest Lord, thy sacred head
• Author: Henry Ernest Hardy (1869-1946)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Deuteronomy 6:4-5
  ;
  John 19:1-42
• Topic: Blessing; Church year: Passiontide; Church Year: Good Friday; Devotion; Discipleship; Passiontide; Self-offering
• Copyright: © Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: NUN DANKET ALL' (GRÄFENBERG)
• Composer: Johann Crüger
• Meter: CM
• Key: F Major
• Source: In Praxis Pietatis Melica, 1647
• Notes: Harmonised by Compilers of English Hymnal, 1906