Laudes Domini ‎#209

209. "O Christ of God!"

1 O Jesus, sweet the tears I shed,
While at thy cross I kneel,
Gaze on thy wounded, fainting head,
And all thy sorrows feel.

2 My heart dissolves to see thee bleed,
This heart so hard before;
I hear thee for the guilty plead,
And grief o'erflows the more.

3 I know this cleansing blood of thine
Was shed, dear for me:
For me, for all,--oh, grace divine!--
Who look by faith on thee.

4 O Christ of God, O spotless Lamb,
By love my soul is drawn;
Henceforth, for ever, thine I am;
Here life and peace are born.

5 In patient hope, the cross I'll bear,
Thine arm shall be my stay;
And thou, enthroned, my soul shalt spare,
On thy great judgment-day.

Text Information

• First Line: O Jesus, sweet the tears I shed
• Title: "O Christ of God!"
• Author: Ray Palmer
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1888
• Scripture:
  John 1:29
  ;
  John 12:32
• Topic: Christ: Agony of; Christ: Crucifixion of; Christ: Sufferings of

Tune Information

• Name: MANOAH
• Arranger: fr. Rossini
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: A♭ Major