Trinity Psalter Hymnal ‎#341

341. 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 such a worm as I?

2 Was it for crimes that I had done
he groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! Grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!

3 Well might the sun in darkness hide,
and shut his glories in,
when Christ, the mighty Maker, died
for man the creature's sin.

4 Thus might I hide my blushing face
while his dear cross appears;
dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
and melt mine eyes in tears.

5 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 (1707, alt. 1961)
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2018
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 53:3-7
• Topic: Christ: Deity of; Christ: Love and Grace of; Christ: Passion and Atoning Death of; Gratitude; Imputation of Sin; Sin and Forgiveness

Tune Information

• Name: MARTYRDOM
• Composer: Hugh Wilson (1800)
• Arranger: Robert A. Smith (1825)
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: G Major or modal