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Text:O dearest Lord, Thy sacred head
Author:Henry Ernest Hardy, 1869-1946
Tune:ST FLAVIAN

419. O dearest Lord, Thy sacred head

1 O dearest Lord, Thy sacred head
with thorns was pierced for me;
O pour Thy blessing on my head,
that I may think for Thee.

2 O dearest Lord, Thy sacred hands
with nails were pierced for me;
O shed Thy blessing on my hands,
that they may work for Thee.

3 O dearest Lord, Thy sacred feet
with nails were pierced for me;
O pour Thy blessing on my feet,
that they may follow Thee.

4 O dearest Lord, Thy sacred heart
with spear was pierced for me;
O pour Thy Spirit in my heart,
that I may live for Thee.

Text Information
First Line: O dearest Lord, Thy sacred head
Author: Henry Ernest Hardy, 1869-1946
Meter: CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2004
Copyright: © Cassel plc
Notes: Now Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: ST FLAVIAN
Meter: CM
Key: F Major
Source: Adapt. From first half of melody for Psalm 132 in The English Psalter, 1562



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