One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism ‎#325

325. Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed

1 Alas! And did my Savior bleed,
And did my Sov'reign die!
Would He devote that sacred head
For sinners such as I!

2 Was it for crimes that I have done
He suffered on the tree?
Amazing pity! Grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!

3 Well might the sun in darkness hide,
And shut its glories in,
When God, the great Redeemer, died
For human creatures' sin.

4 But drops of grief can ne'er repay
The debt of love I owe;
Here, Lord, I give myself away;
'Tis all that I can do.

Text Information

• First Line: Alas! And did my Savior bleed
• Title: Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2018
• Scripture:
  Romans 5:8
• Topic: The Celebration of the Gospel Story: Good Friday; Christian Year: Good Friday; Cross; Blood of Jesus Christ; Cross of Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ: Crucifixion; Death of Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ: Redemptive work

Tune Information

• Name: MARTYRDOM
• Composer: Hugh Wilson, 1766-1824
• Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major or modal