Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New ‎#5

5. Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended

1 Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended,
that we to judge thee have in hate pretended?
By foes derided, by thine own rejected,
O most afflicted.

2 Who was the guilty? Who brought this upon thee?
Alas, O Lord, my treason hath undone thee.
'Twas I, Lord Jesu, I it was denied thee:
I crucified thee.

3 Lo, the good shepherd for the sheep is offered;
the slave hath sinned, and the Son hath suffered;
for our atonement, Christ himself is pleading,
still interceding.

4 For me, kind Jesu, was thy incarnation,
thy mortal sorrow, and thy life's oblation;
thy death of anguish and thy bitter passion,
for my salvation.

5 Therefore, kind Jesu, since I cannot pay thee,
I do adore thee, and will ever pray thee,
think on thy pity and thy love unswerving,
not my deserving.

Text Information

• First Line: Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended
• Title: Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended
• Translator (from German): Robert Bridges, 1844-1930 (alt.)
• Translator (from Latin): J. Heerman, 1585-1647
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  1 Peter 2:24
  ;
  Acts 3:14
  ;
  Isaiah 53:4-7
  ;
  John 1:11
  ;
  John 10:11-16
  ;
  Matthew 27:39-46
• Topic: Passiontide; Year A: Palm Sunday: Liturgy of the Passion; Year C: Sunday Next Before Lent; Years A, B, and C: Good Friday
• Source: Based on an 11th century Latin meditation

Tune Information

• Name: HERZLIDBSTER JESU
• Composer: Johann Crüger, 1598-1662
• Meter: 11 11 11 5
• Key: f minor