The Presbyterian Hymnal ‎#78

78. Alas! And Did My Saviour Bleed

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

2 Was it for crimes 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 its glories in,
When Christ, 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 my self away;
’Tis all that I can do.

Text Information

• First Line: Alas! And did my Savior bleed
• Title: Alas! And Did My Saviour Bleed
• Author: Isaac Watts (1707)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 53:3-5

Tune Information

• Name: MARTYRDOM
• Composer: Hugh Wilson, 1726-1824 (c. 1800)
• Adapter and Harmonizer: Robert Smith (1825)
• Meter: CM
• Key: A♭ Major