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Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed
1. Alas! And did my Savior bleed,
And did my Sovereign die!
Would He devote that sacred head
For sinners such as I!
2. Was it for sins that I have done
He suffered on the tree?
Amazing pity! Grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!
3. Well might the sun in darkness hide,
And shut its glories in,
When Christ, the great Redeemer, died
For human creatures' sin.
4. 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, c. 1800 Adapt. And Harm. Robert Smith, 1825
Scripture: Isaiah 53:3-5
Theme: Lent