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148b. O dearest Lord, thy sacred head

1 O dearest Lord, thy sacred head
with thorns was pierced for me;
O pour thy blessing on my head
that I may think for thee.

2 O dearest Lord, thy sacred hands
with nails were pierced for me;
O shed thy blessing on my hands
that they may work for thee.

3 O dearest Lord, thy sacred feet
with nails were pierced for me;
O pour thy blessing on my feet
that they may follow thee.

4 O dearest Lord, thy sacred heart
with spear was pierced for me;
O pour thy Spirit in my heart
that I may live for thee.

Text Information
First Line: O dearest Lord, thy sacred head
Author: Henry Ernest Hardy (1869-1946)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture: ;
Topic: Blessing; Church year: Passiontide; Church Year: Good Friday (4 more...)
Copyright: © Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd
Notes: Now Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: NUN DANKET ALL' (GRÄFENBERG)
Composer: Johann Crüger
Meter: CM
Key: F Major
Source: In Praxis Pietatis Melica, 1647
Notes: Harmonised by Compilers of English Hymnal, 1906



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