109. When O'er My Sins I Sorrow

1 When o'er my sins I sorrow,
Lord, I will look to you
And hence my comfort borrow
That you were slain for me.
Your precious blood was offered
For me, oh, most unworthy,
To take away my guilt.

2 Oh, what a marv'lous off'ring!
Behold, the Master spares
His servants, and their suff'ring
And grief for them he bears.
Our God comes down from heaven;
For me, his guilty creature,
He deigns as man to die.

3 My manifold transgression
Henceforth can harm me none
Since Jesus' bloody passion
For me God's grace has won.
His blood my debt has canceled;
Of hell and all its torments
I am no more afraid.

4 Therefore I will forever
Give thanks continually,
O Jesus, loving Savior,
For what you did for me.
I'll spend my breath in praises
For your sad cry, your suff'rings,
Your wounds, your guiltless death.

Text Information
First Line: When o'er my sins I sorrow, Lord
Title: When O'er My Sins I Sorrow
Author: Justus Gesenius, 1601-73 (abr.)
Meter: 76 76 776
Language: English
Publication Date: 1993
Topic: Lent
Source: Translation composite
Tune Information
Name: HERR CHRIST, DER EINIG GOTTS SOHN
Meter: 76 76 776
Key: F Major
Source: Eyn Enchiridion oder Handbüchlein, Erfurt, 1524, alt.
Copyright: Setting: © 1986 Bruce R. Backer. Used by permission.



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