Verse 1. Alas! and did my Saviour bleed,
And did my Sov’reign die,
Would he devote that sacred head
For such a worm as I?
Verse 2. Was it for crimes that I had done
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity, grace unknown,
And love beyond degree!
Verse 3. Well might the sun in darkness hide,
And shut his glories in,
When God, the mighty Maker, died
For man the creature’s sin.
Verse 4. Thus might I hide my blushing face
While his dear cross appears,
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt my eyes to tears.
Verse 5. 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.
Text copied from New Baptist Hymnal (1926). The words were published in 1707, which places them in the public domain in the United States, so your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.
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