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O Sacred Head

2:13 minutes (2.55 MB)

This is an old song. The melody was by J.S. Bach, who is probably the most well known composer of all time. Words are by Bernard of Clairvaux.

Lyrics:
O sacred Head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down,
Now scornfully surrounded with thorns, Thine only crown;
How pale Thou art with anguish, with sore abuse and scorn!
How does that visage languish, which once was bright as morn!

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 m

Submitted by Brad Landis on October 17, 2006 - 12:25pm.