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O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

PASSION CHORALE · 7.6.7.6.D · words Bernard of Clairvaux · music Hans Leo Hassler

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O Sacred Head, Now Wounded shame sin coun so ten ners' weighed once for borne Thou col no all grief and for ble or hast down, gain; ance, fair; me, cred my and Thy den in cheeks taunt Lord, Head, 1. O What 2. Men 3. Now 4. My 5. sa Thou, mock from bur with was Thou their Lord, sion, ished Thee, fered, ed, has Thy and hast now Pas van jeer suf wound on dead fore was Thy ly ly that on woe brought splen flee Thine thorns, Thine the be dor this crown; pain. glance. there. Thee. ful was y red was my lips worlds the ly scorn mine might Thy it For From Though Mine, Now with but and the which sion ished Thee sion, ed is trans shall trans sur gres ban fear gres round now serve buse of right was Thy and Thy ful sore bliss I robbed were wrath what 'Tis with hath till de a Thee my lot; Thine! place; scorn! life; me cred I thou with cast sa here art death, O Lo, How Grim I Thee, an glo Sav rig fore ry, ior! guish, or, what Head, fall, pale cru down my with el be that er, in was to to spurn this bright me call joy safe Thy Re once strength deem not! mine. grace. morn! strife. Thee Thy as sad me de me Thy hast vis lost I with cy, spised mer though on doth Thou Yet, Look How Thus Have I gor fa vig plore guish or, Thee; vor, vouch lan y, im Thy age and Thy Bernard of Clairvaux, 1153 PASSION CHORALE 7.6.7.6.D Hans Leo Hassler, 1601

1.O sacred Head, now wounded,
with grief and shame weighed down,
Now scornfully surrounded
with thorns, Thine only crown;
O sacred Head, what glory,
what bliss till now was Thine!
Yet, though despised and gory,
I joy to call Thee mine.

2.What Thou, my Lord, hast 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.Men mock and taunt and jeer Thee,
Thou noble countenance,
Though mighty worlds shall fear Thee
and flee before Thy glance.
How art thou pale with anguish,
with sore abuse and scorn!
How doth Thy visage languish
that once was bright as morn!

4.Now from Thy cheeks has vanished
their color once so fair;
From Thy red lips is banished
the splendor that was there.
Grim death, with cruel rigor,
hath robbed Thee of Thy life;
Thus Thou hast lost Thy vigor,
Thy strength in this sad strife.

5.My burden in Thy Passion,
Lord, Thou hast borne for me,
For it was my transgression
which brought this woe on Thee.
I cast me down before Thee,
wrath were my rightful lot;
Have mercy, I implore Thee;
Redeemer, spurn me not!

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Same meter but needs editorial underlay: ANGEL'S STORY, DIVINUM MYSTERIUM, ELLACOMBE, LANCASHIRE, LLANGLOFFAN, MEIRIONYDD, MUNICH, RUTHERFORD, WEBB.

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