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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 294 · Words: Isaac Watts · Tune: MARTYRDOM
Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A penitential hymn by Isaac Watts (1707) meditating on the crucifixion of Christ, expressing awe at the depth of divine love shown in the Savior's suffering and death for sinners. One of Watts's most enduring works, originally titled 'Godly Sorrow Arising from the Sufferings of Christ.'
Verse 1
Alas! and did
my Savior bleed,
and did my
Sovereign die?
Would he devote
that sacred head
for sinners such as I?
Verse 2
Was it for crimes
that I have done,
he groaned
upon the tree?
Amazing pity!
Grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!
Verse 3
Well might the sun
in darkness hide,
and shut its glories in,
when God, the mighty
maker, died
for his own
creature’s sin.
Verse 4
Thus might I hide
my blushing face
while his dear
cross appears;
dissolve my heart
in thankfulness,
and melt mine
eyes to tears.
Verse 5
But drops of tears
can ne’er repay
the debt of love I owe.
Here, Lord, I give
myself away;
’tis all that I can do.
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