378. O Sacred Head Surrounded

1 O sacred head surrounded
By crown of piercing thorn.
O bleeding head, so wounded,
Reviled and put to scorn.
The pow'r of death comes o'er you,
The glow of life decays,
Yet angel hosts adore you,
And tremble as they gaze.

2 In this your bitter passion,
Good Shepherd, think of me
With your most sweet compassion,
Unworthy though I be:
Beneath your cross abiding
For ever would I rest,
In your dear love confiding,
And with your presence blest.

3 Christ Jesus, we adore you,
Our thorn-crowned Lord and King.
We bow our heads before you,
And to your cross we cling.
Lord, give us strength to bear it
With patience and with love,
That we may truly merit
A glorious crown above.

Text Information
First Line: O sacred head surrounded
Title: O Sacred Head Surrounded
Latin Title: Salve caput crunentarum (O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden)
Author (attributled to): St. Bernard of Clarivaux, c. 1091-1153
Translator (into German): Paulus Gerhardt, 1607-1676
Translator (v. 1): Henry William Baker, 1821-1877
Translator (vs. 2-3): Arthur Tozer Russell, 1806-1874 (alt.)
Meter: 76 76 D
Language: English
Publication Date: 1994
Scripture: ; ; ;
Topic: Holy Week: Good Friday
Source: Praxis Pietatis Melica, 1656
Tune Information
Name: PASSION CHORALE
Composer: Hans Leo Hassler, 1564-1612
Harmonizer: Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750
Meter: 76 76 D
Key: a minor
Source: Lusgarten Neuer Teutscher Gesämh, 1601
Copyright: Lusgarten Neuer Teutscher Gesämh, 1601



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