Author: Johann Heermann Meter: 11.11.11.5 Appears in 135 hymnals Matching Instances: 2 Lyrics: 1 Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended,
That man to judge thee have in hate pretended?
By foes derided, by thine own rejected,
O most afflicted.
2 Who was the guilty? who brought this upon thee?
Alas, my treason, Jesus, hath undone thee.
'Twas I, Lord Jesus, I it was denied thee:
I crucified thee.
3 Lo, the good Shepherd for the sheep is offered:
The slave hath sinned, and the Son hath suffered.
For man's atonement, while we nothing heedeth,
God intercedeth.
4 For me, kind Jesus, was thine incarnation,
Thy mortal sorrow, and thy life's oblation:
Thy death of anguish and thy bitter passion,
For my salvation.
5 Therefore, kind Jesus, since I cannot pay thee,
I do adore thee, and will ever pray thee
Think on thy pity and thy love unswerving,
Not my deserving.
Amen. Topics: Christ, The Lord Jesus; Christ Shepherd; Christ Substitute; Christ Suffering of; Confession of Sin; Imputation, of Sin; Incarnation; Sickness Scripture: Isaiah 53:4 Used With Tune: ISTE CONFESSOR Text Sources: Yattendon Hymnal, 1899, Tr.
Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended