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Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed

DUNDEE · C.M. · words Isaac Watts · music Scottish Psalter (Edinburgh), 1615

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Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed cross glo on its Sov He ap ries the own 'reign did While And dear his up in my His shut groaned bathed pears, in, tree? blood, die? the for y and I might might it bod las! did And hide sun crimes slain, 1. A Thy 5. Thus 4. Well 3. Was 2. ing ness had sus, ior blush dark And face hide done Thine, bleed I my in that sweet my Je Sav eyes crea yond Suf worm And to ture's de f'rer as glo such love my the be rious a melt man tears. sin. gree! stood! I? my the ing ex de solve Christ, maz all He heart For might pit posed vote When Dis A While Would ful er un di cred And The For ness, died, known! vine, head in y y! to that Mak grace wrath sa thank 6. 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. Isaac Watts, 1707 DUNDEE C.M. Scottish Psalter (Edinburgh), 1615
Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed cross glo on its Sov He ap ries the own 'reign did While And dear his up in my His shut groaned bathed pears, in, tree? blood, die? the for y and I might might it bod las! did And hide sun crimes slain, 1. A Thy 5. Thus 4. Well 3. Was 2. ing ness had sus, ior blush dark And face hide done Thine, bleed I my in that sweet my Je Sav eyes crea yond Suf worm And to ture's de f'rer as glo such love my the be rious a melt man tears. sin. gree! stood! I? my the ing ex de solve Christ, maz all He heart For might pit posed vote When Dis A While Would ful er un di cred And The For ness, died, known! vine, head in y y! to that Mak grace wrath sa thank 6. 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. Isaac Watts, 1707 DUNDEE C.M. Scottish Psalter (Edinburgh), 1615

1.Alas! and did my Savior bleed
And did my Sovereign die?
Would He devote that sacred head
For such a worm as I?

2.Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, Thine,
And bathed in its own blood,
While all exposed to wrath divine,
The glorious Sufferer stood!

3.Was it for crimes that I had done
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!

4.Well might the sun in darkness hide
And shut his glories in,
When Christ, the mighty Maker died,
For man the creature's sin.

5.Thus might I hide my blushing face
While His dear cross appears,
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt my eyes to tears.

6.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.

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