Sunday's Hymn: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

O sacred Head, now wounded,
With grief and shame weighed down;
Now scornfully surrounded
With thorns, thine only crown;
O sacred Head, what glory,
What bliss till now was thine!
Yet, though despised and gory,
I joy to call thee mine.

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 Saviour!
‘Tis I deserve thy place;
Look on me with thy favor,
Vouchsafe to me thy grace.

What language shall I borrow
To thank thee, dearest Friend,
For this thy dying sorrow,
Thy pity without end?
O make me thine for ever;
And should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never, never
Outlive my love to thee.

Be near when I am dying,
O show thy cross to me;
And for my succor flying,
Come, Lord, to set me free:
These eyes, new faith receiving,
From Jesus shall not move;
For he who dies believing,
Dies safely, through thy love.

—Bernard of Clairvaux

Fernando Ortega

Piano and cello

Other hymns, worship songs, prayers, sermons excerpts, or quotes posted today:

• The Love of God at The Happy Wonderer
• O Lord, I Will Praise Thee! at The Upward Call
• The Love of God at Theology for Girls
• Thank You for Blessing Unkown to Me from Trevin Wax
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: What we are at Pyromaniacs
• To Him be glory at Tried With Fire

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Comments

[Kim Shay]

That Fernando Ortega version is my favourite.

[Merry T.]

Thank you for posting the words to this great hymn of the Church. It has stood the test of time. Both video clips are great...I actually have a Fernando Ortega CD with Sacred Head on it. Fernando does classic hymns well.