Hymn Chords

156. O Sacred Head Now Wounded

Abm Dbm B  Dbm   B   Dbm Gb B  Eb   Abm       Ebm   Eb7     Abm
O  sa-cred head, now wound-ed, With grief and shame weighed down,

Abm Dbm   B   Dbm B  Dbm Gb B Eb   Abm           Ebm Eb7 Abm
Now scorn-ful-ly sur-round-ed With thorns, Thine on-ly crown:

Abm Dbm B  E     Gb7  E   B   B7   Dbm   Ab7  Dbm     Ab
O  sa-cred head, what glo-ry, What bliss till now was Thine!

Db7  Gb     Db Abm    Gb  Abm7 Gb B Dbm B Dbm7 Gb   B
Yet, though de-spised and gor-y, I joy to call Thee mine.


[[Full Lyrics]]

[Verse 1]
O sacred head, now wounded,
With grief and shame weighed down,
Now scornfully surrounded
With thorns, thine only crown:
O sacred head, what glory,
What bliss till now was Thine!
Yet, though despised and gory,
I joy to call Thee mine.

[Verse 2]
What thou, my Lord, has suffered
Was all for sinners’ gain;
Mine, mine was the transgression,
But thine the deadly pain.
Lo, here I fall, my Savior!
‘Tis I deserve thy place;
Look on me with thy favor,
Vouchsafe to me thy grace.

[Verse 3]
What language shall I borrow
To thank thee, dearest friend,
For this thy dying sorrow,
Thy pity without end?
O make me thine forever;
And should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never, never
Outlive my love for thee.