9Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed?
Christ's Suffering and DeathIsaac Watts, 1707R. E. Hudson
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 theburden of my heart rolled away, It was there by faithI received my sight, And now I am happy all the day.
Was it for deeds that I have done, He groaned upon the tree?Amazing pity, grace unknown, And love beyond degree!
At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light, And theburden of my heart rolled away, It was there by faithI received my sight, And now I am happy all the day.
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!
At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light, And theburden of my heart rolled away, It was there by faithI received my sight, And now I am happy all the day.
