Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed
Words: Isaac Watts · Music: Hugh Wilson, Robert A. Smith · 1707
Verse 1
Alas, and did my Savior bleed,
and did my Sov'reign die?
Would he devote that sacred head
for such a worm as I?
Verse 2
Was it for crimes that I had done
he groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity, grace unknown,
and love beyond degree!
Verse 3
Well might the sun in darkness hide
and shut its glories in,
when Christ the mighty Maker died
for man the creature's sin.
Verse 4
Thus might I hide my blushing face
while his dear cross appears;
dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
and melt mine eyes in tears.
Verse 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.
Words: Isaac Watts, 1707 | Music: Hugh Wilson, 1825; arr. Robert A. Smith, 1825
Psalm 8; Psalm 22; Matthew 18; Matthew 27; John 19; Romans 12; Galatians 6; Ephesians 2; 2 Thessalonians 2; 1 Peter 2; 1 Peter 3
Atonement · Jesus, Death of · Jesus, Suffering of