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Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed

ST. ETHELDREDA · C.M. · words Isaac Watts · music Thomas Turton

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Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed its on glo cross ap ries the own 'reign His shut groaned bathed did Sov dear his up in my in, pears, tree? blood, die? I the for y and might might it bod las! crimes hide sun slain, did Thy 1. A 2. 5. Thus 4. Well 3. Was face hide done Thine, bleed ing ness had sus, ior While And He And And that my in dark blush sweet I Je Sav my eyes crea yond Suf worm And to ture's de f'rer as such glo And For my the be rious a melt man love tears. sin. gree! stood! I? my the ing ex de solve Christ, y! to that The maz heart might pit posed vote all He Dis When A While Would di ful er un cred y For ness, died, known! vine, head thank Mak grace wrath sa in 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 ST. ETHELDREDA C.M. Thomas Turton, 1860
Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed its on glo cross ap ries the own 'reign His shut groaned bathed did Sov dear his up in my in, pears, tree? blood, die? I the for y and might might it bod las! crimes hide sun slain, did Thy 1. A 2. 5. Thus 4. Well 3. Was face hide done Thine, bleed ing ness had sus, ior While And He And And that my in dark blush sweet I Je Sav my eyes crea yond Suf worm And to ture's de f'rer as such glo And For my the be rious a melt man love tears. sin. gree! stood! I? my the ing ex de solve Christ, y! to that The maz heart might pit posed vote all He Dis When A While Would di ful er un cred y For ness, died, known! vine, head thank Mak grace wrath sa in 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 ST. ETHELDREDA C.M. Thomas Turton, 1860

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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