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1 Behold the Saviour of mankind
Nail'd to the shameful tree
How vast the love that him inclin'd
To bleed and die for thee!
2 Hark, how he groans! while nature shakes,
And earth's strong pillars bend!
The temple's veil in sunder breaks,
The solid marbles rend.
3 'Tis done! the precious ransom's paid;
"Receive my soul!" he cries:
See where he bows his sacred head!
He bows his head and dies!
4 But soon he'll break death's envious chain,
And in full glory shine.
O Lamb of God! was ever pain,
Was ever love like thine!
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Behold the Saviour of mankind |
| Meter: | C. M. |
| Publication Date: | 1828 |
| Topic: | Christ: Sufferings and Death; The love of a dying Saviour |
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