Wounded for Me

Thanks, Lisa, for the post on the Grapevine, but you did stump me.

What is the name of this? "He was wounded for my transgressions...O the mighty cross and the blood that was shed." I think I should know it , but can't quite get it.

Here is another old, old favorite
Listen to the music here: http://www.hymnsite.com/midifiles/umh28601.mid

Now sing along...

O Scare Head Now Wounded

1. O sacred Head now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down,

Now scornfully surrounded With throns, Thine only crown;

O sacred Head, what glory, What bliss till now was Thine!

Yet, thought despised and gory, I joy to call Thee mine.

2. O noblest Brow and dearest, In other days the world

All feared when Thou appearedst; What shame on Thee is hurled!

How art Thou pale with anguish, with sore abuse and scorn;

How does that visage languish Which once was bright as morn!

3. What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered Was all for sinners' gain

Mine, mine was the transgression, But Thine the deadly pain.

Lo, here I fall, my Savior! 'Tis I deserve Thy place;

Look on me with Thy favor, Vouch-safe to me Thy grace.

4. What language shall I borrow To thank Thee, dearest Friend,

For this Thy dying sorrow, Thy pity without end?

O make me Thine forever; And should I fainting be,

Lord, let me never, never Outlive my love to Thee.

The poem is often attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153), but it first appears in the 14th century.

In 1830 a new translation of the hymn was made by an American Presbyterian minister, James Waddel Alexander (1804-1859). Alexander's translation, beginning "O sacred head, now wounded," became one of the most widely used in 19th and 20th century hymnals.

Text: Attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux, 1153;

trans. by Paul Gerhardt and James W. Alexander

Music: Hans L. Hassler, 1564-1612; harm. by J.S. Bach, 1685-1750

Tune: PASSION CHORALE, Meter: 76.76 D

May this Easter be a blessed time in your relation to the Lord!

Love to all,

Gpa G