ALAS! AND DID MY SAVIOR BLEED?
(AT THE CROSS)
"There is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ
Jesus, Who gave Himself as a ransom for all men." 1 Timothy 2:5-6
Words: Isaac Watts, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707; original title:
"Godly Sorrow Arising from the Sufferings of Christ." Ralph E. Hudson
wrote the refrain in 1885.
Music: "Martyrdom," Hugh Wilson, 1800; arranged by Ralph E. Hudson,
circa 1885.
Alas! and did my Savior bleed
And did my Sovereign die?
Would He devote that sacred head
For sinners such as I?
[ or For such a worm as I?]
Refrain
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!
Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, Thine,
And bathed in its own blood;
While all exposed to wrath divine,
The glorious Sufferer stood.
Was it for sins that I had 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 Savior died,
For man the creature's sin.
Thus might I hide my blushing face
While His dear cross appears,
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt mine eyes to tears.
But drops of grief can never repay
The debt of love I owe:
Here, Lord, I give my self away
'Tis all that I can do.