Church Book ‎#179

179. Behold the Saviour of mankind

1 Behold the Saviour of mankind
Nailed to the shameful tree!
How vast the love that Him inclined
To bleed and die for thee!

2 Hark, how He groans! while nature shakes,
And earth's strong pillars bend!
The temple's veil in sunder breaks,
The solid marbles rend.

3 'Tis done; the precious ransom's paid:
"Receive my soul!" He cries:
See where He bows His sacred head!
He bows His head and dies.

4 But soon He'll break death's envious chain,
And in full glory shine.
O Lamb of God! was ever pain,
Was ever love like Thine?

Text Information

• First Line: Behold the Saviour of mankind
• Author: Samuel Wesley Sr. (1700)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Good Friday; Passion Week
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune: #550

Tune Information

• Name: WINDSOR
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: g minor
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Source from index: Scotch Psalter, 1615; For a different harmonization see #571