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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 752 · Words: Paul Gerhardt · Tune: [O sacred Head, now wounded]
Psalm 22:1-18, 25-31
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A meditation on Christ's suffering and death, based on a medieval Latin poem attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux, paraphrased in German by Paul Gerhardt (1656) and translated into English by James Waddell Alexander (1830). It is one of the most beloved Passion hymns in Western Christianity.
O sacred Head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighted down.
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