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| Text: | Alas! and did my Saviour bleed |
| Author: | I. Watts |
1. ALAS! and did my Saviour bleed
And did my Sov'reign die?
Would He devote that sacred Head
For such a worm as I?
2. Was it for crimes that I had done
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!
3. Well might the sun in darkness hide,
And shut his glories in,
When God, the mighty Maker, died
For man the creature's sin!
4. Thus might I hide my blushing face,
While His dear cross appears;
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt mine eyes in tears.
5. 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.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Alas! and did my Saviour bleed |
| Author: | I. Watts |
| Meter: | C. M. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1911 |
| Topic: | Lent |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
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