Behold the Savior of Mankind Lyrics Samuel Wesley, Sr, 1700
4 verses, meter C. M., public domain, free to print and project.
The words
Verse 1. Behold the Savior of mankind
Nailed to the shameful tree!
How vast the love that Him inclined
To bleed and die for thee!
Verse 2. Hark how He groans while nature shakes
And earth’s strong pillars bend!
The Temple’s veil in sunder breaks,
The solid marbles rend.
Verse 3. ’Tis done; the precious ransom’s paid;
“Receive my soul!” He cries:
See where He bows His sacred head!
He bows His head and dies.
Verse 4. But soon He’ll break death’s envious chain
And in full glory shine.
O Lamb of God, was ever pain,
Was ever love, like Thine?
Words copied from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (Abridged Edition) (1927). They were published in 1700, so they are in the public domain in the United States, and your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.
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