348. When our heads are bowed with woe

1 When our heads are bowed with woe,
When our bitter tears o'erflow,
When we mourn the lost, the dear,
Jesu, Son of Mary, hear!

2 Thou our throbbing flesh hast worn,
Thou our mortal griefs hast borne,
Thou hast shed the human tear;
Jesu, Son of Mary, hear!

3 When the solemn death-bell tolls
For our own departing souls,
When our final doom is near,
Jesu, Son of Mary, hear!

4 Thou hast bowed the dying head,
Thou the blood of life hast shed,
Thou hast filled a mortal bier;
Jesu, Son of Mary, hear!

5 When the heart is sad within
With the thought of all its sin,
When the spirit shrinks with fear,
Jesu, Son of Mary, hear!

6 Thou the shame, the grief, hast known,
Though the sins were not Thine own;
Thou hast deigned their load to bear;
Jesu, Son of Mary, hear!

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: When our heads are bowed with woe
Title: When our heads are bowed with woe
Author: Rev. Henry Hart Milman (1827)
Meter: 7 S.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1892
Topic: Burial of the Dead; General
Notes: Tune name in index: REDHEAD NO. 47
Tune Information
Name: [When our heads are bowed with woe]
Composer: R. Redhead
Meter: 7 S.
Key: C Major



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