Church Book ‎#180

180. Behold the amazing sight

1 Behold the amazing sight,
The Saviour lifted high!
Behold the Son of God's delight
Expire in agony!

2 For whom, for whom, my heart,
Were all these sorrows borne?
Why did He feel that piercing smart,
And meet that various scorn?

3 For love of us He bled,
And all in torture died;
'Twas Love that bowed His fainting head,
And oped His gushing side.

4 Drawn by such cords as these,
Let all the earth combine,
With cheerful ardor to confess
The energy divine.

5 In Thee our hearts unite,
Nor share Thy griefs alone,
But from Thy Cross pursue their flight
To Thy triumphant throne.

Text Information

• First Line: Behold the amazing sight
• Author: Doddridge (1755)
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Good Friday; Passion Week
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune: #358 or #488

Tune Information

• Name: LEIPSIC
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: c minor
• Notes: Now Public Domain. From index: From Mendelssohn, 1847