Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed? (At the Cross)

AO Hymn - MARCH 2021 Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed? (At the Cross) Lyrics by Isaac Watts 1707; Tune: "Hudson" by Ralph Hudson 1885 Alas! And did my Savior bleed And did my Sovereign die? Would He devote that sacred head For such a worm as I? Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, Thine— And bathed in its own blood— While the firm mark of wrath divine, His soul in anguish stood. 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 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 Maker died, For man the creature’s sin. 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! Thus might I hide my blushing face While His dear cross appears, Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt my 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. 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! --- May He always shine His face on you as you sing! Hannah F Support us at   / folksandhymns