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| Text: | O Sacred Head, Surrounded |
| Adapter (alt. v. 3): | Owen Alstott, b. 1947 |
| Author (alt. v. 2): | Owen Alstott, b. 1947 |
| Author (attributed to): | Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091-1153 |
| Translator: | Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676 |
| Translator (v. 2): | James W. Alexander, 1804-1859 |
| Translator (vs. 1-2, alt. v. 1): | Henry W. Baker, 1821-1877 |
| Tune: | PASSION CHORALE |
| Adapter: | Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750 |
| Composer: | Hans Leo Hassler, 1564-1612 |
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | O Sacred Head, surrounded |
| Title: | O Sacred Head, Surrounded |
| Latin Title: | Salve caput cruentatum |
| Author (attributed to): | Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091-1153 |
| Translator: | Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676 |
| Translator (vs. 1-2, alt. v. 1): | Henry W. Baker, 1821-1877 (alt.) |
| Translator (v. 2): | James W. Alexander, 1804-1859 (alt.) |
| Author (alt. v. 2): | Owen Alstott, b. 1947 |
| Adapter (alt. v. 3): | Owen Alstott, b. 1947 |
| Meter: | 76 76 D |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2003 |
| Topic: | Cross; Paschal Mystery; Suffering |
| Source: | Alt. v. 3 composite |
| Copyright: | Alternate verse 2, 3 © 1977, OCP Publications, Inc. |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | PASSION CHORALE |
| Composer: | Hans Leo Hassler, 1564-1612 |
| Adapter: | Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750 |
| Meter: | 76 76 D |
| Key: | a minor |
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