Hymns for a Pilgrim People ‎#183

183. O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

1 O sacred Head, now wounded,
With grief and shame weighed down,
Now scornfully surrounded
With thorns, Thy only crown,
How art Thou pale with anguish,
With sore abuse and scorn!
How does that visage languish
Which once was bright as morn!

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 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O sacred Head, now wounded
• Title: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
• Translator (German): Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676
• Translator (English): James W. Alexander, 1804-1859 (alt.)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2007
• Scripture:
  Mark 15:17
• Topic: Confession; Jesus Christ; Lent; Prayer / Petition; Redemption; Sacrifice; Sin; Temptation
• Source: Latin, 12th C.

Tune Information

• Name: PASSION CHORALE
• Composer: Hans Leo Hassler, 1564-1512
• Harmonizer: J. S. Bach, 1685-1750
• Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
• Key: C Major