169. O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

Text Information
First Line: O sacred Head, now wounded, with grief and shame
Title: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
Author (attributed to): Bernard of Clairvaux (1153)
Translator: Paul Gerhardt (1656)
Translator: James Waddel Alexander (1830)
Translator (St. 5): Robert Seymour Bridges (1899)
Meter: 7.6.7.6.D
Language: English
Publication Date: 2006
Notes: 1. visage: one's face, 2. vouchsafe: grant graciously
Tune Information
Name: PASSION CHORALE
Composer: Hans Leo Hassler (1601)
Harmonizer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1729)
Meter: 7.6.7.6.D
Key: C Major



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