Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) ‎#124

124. Alas! and did my saviour bleed

1 Alas! and did my saviour bleed,
and did my sovereign die?
Did he devote that sacred head
for such a one as I?

2 Was it for sins that I had done
he suffered on the tree?
amazing pity, grace unknown
and love beyond degree!

3 Well might the sun in darkness hide
and shut his glories in
when Christ, the mighty maker, died
to bear the creature's sin.

4 Dear Saviour, how can I repay
the debt of love I owe?
Lord, take my very self I pray
your work, your will to do.

Text Information

• First Line: Alas! and did my saviour bleed
• Author: I. Watts (1674-1748)
• Meter: 8 6 8 6 (CM)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1987
• Topic: God, Saviour: Suffering and Dying; Palm Sunday: The Way of the Cross; Pentecost 18: The Offering of Life

Tune Information

• Name: WALSALL
• Meter: 8 6 8 6 (CM)
• Key: g minor
• Source: W. Anchors' A Choice Collection c. 1721