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Text:O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
Author (attributed to):Bernard of Clairvaux
Translator (into English):James W. Alexander
Translator (into German):Paul Gerhardt
Tune:[O sacred Head, now wounded]
Composer:Hans L. Hassler
Harmonizer:J. S. Bach

338. O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

1 O sacred Head, now wounded,
With grief and shame weighed down.
Now scornfully surrounded
With thorns, Thine only crown:
O sacred Head, what glory,
What bliss till now was Thine!
Yet, though despised and gory,
I joy to call Thee mine.

2 What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered
Was all for sinners’ gain;
Mine, mine was the transgression,
But Thine the deadly pain.
Lo, here I fall, my Savior!
’Tis I deserve Thy place;
Look on me with Thy favor,
Vouchsafe to me Thy grace.

3 What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered
Was all for sinners' gain.
Mine, mine was the transgression,
But Thine the deadly pain.
Lo, here I fall, my Saviour!
'Tis I deserve Thy place;
Look on me with Thy favor,
Vouchsafe to me Thy grace.

4 What language shall I borrow
To thank Thee, dearest friend,
For this Thy dying sorrow,
Thy pity without end?
O make me Thine forever;
And should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never, never
Outlive my love to Thee.

Text Information
First Line: O sacred Head, now wounded
Title: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
Translator (into German): Paul Gerhardt
Author (attributed to): Bernard of Clairvaux
Translator (into English): James W. Alexander
Language: English
Publication Date: 1967
Topic: Adoration; Christ: Sacrifice; Devotional (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: [O sacred Head, now wounded]
Composer: Hans L. Hassler
Harmonizer: J. S. Bach
Key: C Major



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