Hymn 150
Alas! and did my Saviour bleed?
- Alas! and did my Saviour bleed?
And did my sovereign die?
Would He devote that sacred head
For such a worm as I
At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light
And the burden of my heart rolled away
It was there by faith I received my sight,
And now I am happy all the day.
- Was it for crimes that I have done
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!
- Well might the sun in darkness hide,
And shut his glories in.
When Christ, the mighty Maker, died.
For man, the creature's sin.
- Thus might I hide my blushing face,
Whilst His dear cross appears,
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness
And melt mine eyes to tears.
- 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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