| Text: | Alas and Did My Savior Bleed? |
| Author: | Isaac Watts |
| Author (refrain): | Ralph E. Hudson |
| Tune: | HUDSON |
| Composer: | Ralph E. Hudson |
1 Alas! and did my Savior bleed?
And did my Sov'reign die?
Would He devote that sacred head
for sinners such 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!
2 Was it for crimes that I have done
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! Grace unknown!
And love beyond degree! [Refrain]
3 Well might the sun in darkness hide,
and shut His glories in,
when Christ the mighty Maker,
died for man the creature's sin. [Refrain]
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! [Refrain]
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Alas! and did my Savior bleed? |
| Title: | Alas and Did My Savior Bleed? |
| Author: | Isaac Watts (1707) |
| Author (refrain): | Ralph E. Hudson (1885) |
| Refrain First Line: | At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light |
| Meter: | C.M. with Refrain |
| Language: | Latin |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Scripture: | ; ; ; |
| Topic: | Forgiveness of Sins: Redemption and Salvation; Justifying Grace |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HUDSON |
| Composer: | Ralph E. Hudson (1885) |
| Meter: | C.M. with Refrain |
| Key: | E♭ Major |