O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

MATTHEW 27:28-29

PASSION CHORALE

attr. to Bernard of Clairvaux, 1153; tr. by James W. Alexander, 1830

1. O
2. What
3. What
4. Be

Hans L. Hassler, 1601; har. by Johann S. Bach, 1729

sa - cred Head,
now wound
ed, with
Thou,
my Lord,
hast
suf
fered, was
lan - guage shall
I
bor
row to
Thou
my con - so - la
tion, my

Now
Mine,
For
Re -

scorn - ful - ly
mine
was the
this
Thy dy
mind
me
of

O
Lo,
O
Mine

sa - cred
here
I
make me
eyes shall

Yet, though de Look

on
me
Lord,
let
me
My
heart by

Head,
fall,
Thine
then

sur - round
trans - gres
- ing
sor
Thy
pas

what
my
for be -

spised
and
with
Thy
nev - er,
faith
en

glo
Sav
ev
hold

go
fa
nev
folds

ed
sion,
row,
sion

with
but
Thy
when

ry,
ior!
er,
Thee,

what
Tis
and
up

grief
all
thank
shield

shame weighed
sin - ners
dear - est
I
must

down,
gain;
friend,
die;

on - ly
dead - ly
with - out
hour draws

crown;
pain.
end?
nigh.

till
de I
Thy

now
was
serve
Thy
faint - ing
cross
shall

Thine!
place;
be,
dwell,

to
to
my
eth

call Thee
me Thy
love
to
thus dies

thorns, Thine
Thine
the
pit - y
my
last

bliss
I
should
on

ry,
I
vor, vouch er
out
Thee. Who

PUBLIC DOMAIN

and
for
Thee,
when

joy
safe
live
di -

mine.
grace.
Thee.
well.