Church Hymnary (4th ed.) ‎#381

381. Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended

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

2 Who was the guilty? Who brought this upon thee?
Alas, my treason, Jesus, hath undone thee.
'Twas I, Lord Jesus, 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 man's atonement, while he nothing heedeth,
God intercedeth.

4 For me, kind Jesus, 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 Jesus, since I cannot pay thee,
I do adore thee, and will ever pray thee,
think on thy mercy and thy love unswerving,
not my deserving.

Text Information

• First Line: Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended
• Author: Johann Heermann (1585-1647)
• Paraphraser: Robert Bridges (1844-1930)
• Meter: 11 11 11 5
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2005
• Scripture:
  1 Peter 2:21
  ;
  John 10:1-18
  ;
  Matthew 26:57-27:54
• Topic: Life in Christ: Christ Incarnate - Passion and Death; Christian Year: Holy Week; Devotion
• Source: based on Latin meditation, 11th century

Tune Information

• Name: HERZLIEBSTER JESU
• Composer: Johann Crüger (1640)
• Harmonizer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
• Meter: 11 11 11 5
• Key: g minor
• Source: Neues vollkömliches Gesangbuch, Berlin, 1640