The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5361

5361. O Teach Me What It Meaneth

1. O teach me what it meaneth,
That cross uplifted high,
With One, the Man of Sorrows,
Condemned to bleed and die!
O teach me what it cost Thee
To make a sinner whole;
And teach me, Savior, teach me
The value of a soul!

2. O teach me what it meaneth,
That sacred crimson tide,
The blood and water flowing
From Thine own wounded side.
Teach me that if none other
Had sinned, but I alone,
Yet still Thy blood, Lord Jesus,
Thine only, must atone.

3. O teach me what it meaneth,
Thy love beyond compare,
The love that reacheth deeper
Than depths of self-despair!
Yes, teach me, till there gloweth
In this cold heart of mine
Some feeble, pale reflection
Of that pure love of Thine.

4. O teach me what it meaneth,
For I am full of sin,
And grace alone can reach me,
And love alone can win.
O teach me, for I need Thee,
I have no hope beside—
The chief of all the sinners
For whom the Savior died!

5. O teach me what it meaneth
The rest which Thou dost give
To all the heavy-laden
Who look to Thee and live.
Because I am a rebel
Thy pardon I receive
Because Thou dost command me,
I can, I do believe.

6. O infinite Redeemer!
I bring no other plea;
Because Thou dost invite me
I cast myself on Thee.
Because Thou dost accept me
I love and I adore;
Because Thy love constraineth,
I’ll praise Thee evermore!

Text Information

• First Line: O teach me what it meaneth
• Title: O Teach Me What It Meaneth
• Author: Lucy A. Bennett (1908)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Language: English
• Source: Melodies of Grace and Truth (Glasgow, Scotland: William McEwan, 1908)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Al­ter­nate tunes: DAY OF REST, James W. El­li­ott, 1874; RUTHERFORD, Chrétien d’Ur­han, 1834

Tune Information

• Name: PASSION CHORALE
• Composer: Hans Leo Hassler (1601)
• Harmonizer: Johann S. Bach (1729)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Incipit: 36567 32371 17676
• Key: C Major
• Source: Lust­gar­ten neu­er teutsch­er Ge­säng, 1601
• Copyright: Public Domain