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O Sacred Head

Author: James Waddell Alexander; Paul Gerhardt; Henri Capieu Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 737 hymnals First Line: O sacred head, sore wounded (Ô douloureux visage) Lyrics: 1 O sacred head, sore wounded, with grief and shame weighed down, now scornfully surrounded with thorns, thine only crown: how art thou pale with anguish, with sore abuse and scorn; how does that visage languish which once was bright as morn! 2 Thy grief and bitter passion were all for sinners' gain; mine, mine was the transgression, but thine the cruel pain. Lo, here I fall, my Saviour, turn not from me thy face; but look on me with favour, and grant to me thy grace. 3 What language shall I borrow to thank thee, dearest friend, for this thy dying sorrow, thy pity without end? O make me thine forever; and should I fainting be, Lord, let me never, never outlive my love to thee. 4 Be near me when I am dying, O show thy cross to me; and for my succour flying, come, Lord, to set me free. These eyes, new faith receiving, from thee shall not remove, for all who die believing, die safely through thy love. [French translation under copyright] Topics: The Christian Year Holy Week; Comfort/Consolation; Confession; Consecration; Faith; God Love; Gratitude; Jesus Christ Atonement; Jesus Christ Love of; Jesus Christ Passion; Jesus Christ Saviour; Jesus Christ Shepherd; Life; Love for God/Christ; Penitence; Petition; Rédemption; Repentance; Sacrifice; Salvation; Suffering; Palm/Passion Sunday Year A; Palm/Passion Sunday Year B; Holy Thursday Year B; Good Friday Year B; Lent 2 Year C; Palm/Passion Sunday Year C; Holy Thursday Year C; Good Friday Year C; Good Friday Year ABC Used With Tune: PASSION CHORALE

O Sacred Head Surrounded

Author: Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091-1153; Henry Baker, 1821-1877 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 94 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Sacred Head surrounded By crown of piercing thorn! O bleeding Head, so wounded, Reviled and put to scorn! The pow'r of death comes o'er you, The glow of life decays, Yet angel hosts adore you, And tremble as they gaze. 2 I see your strength and vigor, All fading in the strife, And death with cruel rigor, Bereaving you of life; O agony and dying! O love to sinner's free! Jesus, all grace supplying, O turn your face on me. 3 In this, your bitter passion, Good Shepherd, think of me With your most sweet compassion, Unworthy though I be: Beneath your cross abiding For ever would I rest, In your dear love confiding, And with your presence blest. Topics: Good Friday; Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday); Good Friday; Jesus Christ; Petition; Shepherd; Suffering Scripture: Mark 15:17-18 Used With Tune: PASSION CHORALE

O sacred head, sore wounded

Author: Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676; Robert Seymour Bridges, 1844-1930; James Waddell Alexander, 1804-1859 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 25 hymnals Lyrics: 1. O sacred head, sore wounded, defiled and put to scorn; O kingly head, surrounded with mocking crown of thorn: what sorrow mars thy grandeur? Can death thy bloom deflower? O countenance whose splendor the hosts of heaven adore! 2. Thy beauty, long-desired, hath vanished from our sight; thy power is all expired, and quenched the light of light. Ah me! for whom thou diest, hide not so far thy grace: show me, O Love most highest, the brightness of thy face. 3. In thy most bitter passion my heart to share doth cry, with thee for my salvation upon the cross to die. Ah, keep my heart thus moved to stand thy cross beneath, to mourn thee, well-beloved, yet thank thee for thy death. 4. What language shall I borrow to thank thee, dearest friend, for this thy dying sorrow, thy pity without end? Oh, make me thine for ever! and should I fainting be, Lord, let me never, never, outlive my love for thee. 5. My days are few, O fail not, with thine immortal power, to hold me that I quail not in death's most fearful hour; that I may fight befriended, and see in my last strife to me thine arms extended upon the cross of life. Topics: Holy Week Used With Tune: HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN (PASSION CHORALE)

In Heavenly Love Abiding

Author: Anna L. Waring Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 586 hymnals First Line: In heavenly love abiding Lyrics: 1 In heavenly love abiding, No change my heart shall fear; And safe is such confiding, For nothing changes here. The storm may roar without me, My heart may low be laid, But God is round about me, And can I be dismayed? 2 Wherever he may guide me, No want shall turn me back; My Shepherd is beside me, And nothing can I lack. His wisdom ever waketh, His sight is never dim, He knows the way he taketh, And I will walk with him. 3 Green pastures are before me Which yet I have not seen; Bright skies will soon be over me, Where darkest clouds have been. My hope I cannot measure; My path to life is free, My Savior has my treasure, And he will walk with me. Topics: Blessing (blessedness); Comfort; Darkness; Joy; Peace; Seeking guidance; Trust; Wisdom Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: PASSION CHORALE Text Sources: Hymns and Meditations, 1850

We come as guests invited

Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith (born 1926) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 18 hymnals Lyrics: 1 We come as guests invited when Jesus bids us dine, his friends on earth united to share the bread and wine; the bread of life is broken, the wine is freely poured for us, in solemn token of Christ our dying Lord. 2 We eat and drink, receiving from Christ the grace we need, and in our hearts believing on him by faith we feed; with wonder and thanksgiving for love that knows no end, we find in Jesus living our ever-present friend. 3 One bread is ours for sharing, one single fruitful vine, our fellowship declaring renewed in bread and wine — renewed, sustained and given by token, sign and word, the pledge and seal of heaven, the love of Christ our Lord. Topics: God's Church Doxology, Glory to God; Pentecost 16 The Neighbour Used With Tune: PASSION CHORALE

O God of Every Nation

Author: William W. Reid, Jr., b.1923 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 32 hymnals First Line: O God of ev'ry nation Lyrics: 1 O God of ev'ry nation, Of ev'ry race and land, Redeem the whole creation With your almighty hand. Where hate and fear divide us And bitter threats are hurled, In love and mercy guide us And heal our strife-torn world. 2 From search for wealth and power And scorn of truth and right, From trust in bombs that shower Destruction through the night, From pride of race and station And blindness to your way, Deliver ev'ry nation, Eternal God, we pray. 3 Lord, strengthen those who labor That all may find release From fear of rattling saber, From dread of war's increase. When hope and courage falter, Lord, let your voice be heard; With faith that none can alter, Your servants undergird. 4 Keep bright in us the vision Of days when war shall cease, When hatred and division Give way to love and peace, Till dawns the morning glorious When truth and justice reign, And Christ shall rule victorious O'er all the world's domain. Topics: Penance Sacraments; Daily Life and Work; Ecumenism; Guidance; Healing; Hope; Jesus Christ; Labor; Mercy, Forgiveness; Peace; Petition, Prayer; Reconciliation, Atonement, Forgiveness; Rédemption; Second Coming; Sickness; Understanding; Word of God; Gospel Scripture: Isaiah 2:4 Used With Tune: PASSION CHORALE

I could not do without Thee

Author: Frances R. Havergal Appears in 190 hymnals Used With Tune: PASSION CHORALE

O Jesus, our salvation

Author: J. Hamilton Appears in 19 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Jesus, our salvation, Low at Thy cross we lie: Lord, in thy great compassion, Hear, our bewailing cry. We come to Thee with mourning, We come to Thee in woe; With contrite hearts returning, And tears that overflow. 2 O gracious Intercessor! O Priest within the veil, Please for each lost transgressor The blood that cannot fail. We spread our sins before Thee, We tell them one by one: O, for Thy name's great glory, Forgive all we have done. 3 O, by Thy cross and passion, Thy tears and agony, And crown of cruel fashion, And death on Calvary; By all that untold suffering, Endured by Thee alone; O Priest, O spotless Offering, Plead, for Thou didst atone! 4 And in these hearts now broken Re-enter Thou and reign, And say, by that dear token, We are absolved again. And build us up, and guide us, And guard us day by day; And in Thy presence hide us, And take our sins away. Topics: The Church Year Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity; The Church Year Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity; Jesus Christ Our High Priest Used With Tune: [O Jesus, our salvation]