Advent Hymnals

130. O SACRED HEAD NOW WOUNDED

Church Hymnal 1941,


1.
O sacred Head, now wounded,
with grief and shame weighed down,
now scornfully surounded
with thorns, thine only crown:
how pale thou art with anguish,
with sore abuse and scorn!
How does that visage languish
which once was bright as morn!

2.
What thou, my Lord, has suffered
was all for sinners' gain;
mine, mine was the transgression,
but thine the deadly pain.
Lo, here I fall, my Savior!
'Tis I deserve thy place;
look on me with thy favor,
vouchsafe 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 for thee.
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    Title O Sacred Head Now Wounded
    Key C Major
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    First Line O sacred Head, now wounded
    Author undefined
    Year 1941
    Composer Hans L. Hassler (1564-1612)
    Hymnal -
    Tune PASSION CHORALE
    Metrical pattern
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    Chorus
    Chorus Type
    Subjects Jesus Christ: Sufferings and Death
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