Thy head O what burdens Christ, bow’d

B73 C84 E94 K84 R72 T94
1
all laid Thee;
Thou load Thy sinner’s for Thy on was what Christ, there’s O blood head!
  Our ill stoodest the load me.
A bow’d for victim no in stead,
  Didst shed;
  Now bear me. led; was burdens
2
now me. for the empty for draught and the blessings’ in drank drained cup—love last curse Thee!
But were drop—
  ’Tis our Death it Thou dark for ’twas me.
That hast cup,
  O full up;
  Now Christ, bitter
3
His healeth up flowed;
  Thy me. on not stricken Thy Thee!
Thou tears, of me.
Thy sore it beneath one wast blood, it bruising stroke Thy God;
  There’s lifted rod,
  O fell Christ, for Jehovah
4
Thy visage it was ward,
  It Christ, The Thee!
Thy marred;
  Now voice peace open awful bosom was heard,
  O the on was for me. broke braved me.
Thy for tempest’s form my scarred, storm cloudless
5
Christ, for me. Jehovah His to sheath sake, bade the my be—
All sword heart flaming slake;
  Thy blade for it Thee!
Thy ’gainst my its peace sword blood sleeps woke that must must awake,
  O make;
  Now
6
made Thou died white, Jesus, purified, bands liv’st then I for now ris’n: died,
  And hast tried,
  Thy and have For my in are Thou Lord me.
When me! untied,
  And in me, glory all Thee;
Thou’rt

Piano Hymns