Rejoice in the Lord ‎#285

285. Ah, Holy Jesus, How Hast Thou Offended

1 Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended,
that someto judge thee have in hate pretended?
By foes derided, by thine own rejected,
O most afflicted!

2 Who was the guilty? Who brought this upon thee?
Alas, my treason, Jesus, hath undone thee.
'Twas I, Lord Jesus, I it was denied thee:
I crucified thee.

3 Lo, the Good Shepherd for the sheep is offered;
the slave hath sinned, and the Son hath suffered
for our atonement; while we nothing heeded,
God interceded.

4 For me, kind Jesus, was thy incarnation,
thy mortal sorrow, and thy life's oblation;
thy death of anguish, and thy bitter passion,
for my salvation.

5 Therefore, kind Jesus, since I cannot pay thee,
I do adore thee, and will ever pray thee;
think on thy pity and thy love unswerving,
not my deserving.

Text Information

• First Line: Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended
• Title: Ah, Holy Jesus, How Hast Thou Offended
• Author: Johann Heermann (1630)
• Translator: Robert Bridges (1899, alt.)
• Meter: 11 11.11 5
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  John 10:11
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Passion and Cross
• Source: Herzliebster Jesu

Tune Information

• Name: HERZLIEBSTER JESU
• Composer: Johann Crüger (1640)
• Meter: 11 11.11 5
• Key: g minor