Hymn Chords

156. O Sacred Head Now Wounded

Em Am G    Am    G   Am D  G   B    Em        Bm    B7      Em
O  sa-cred head, now wound-ed, With grief and shame weighed down,

Em  Am    G   Am G   Am D  G  B    Em            Bm B7 Em
Now scorn-ful-ly sur-round-ed With thorns, Thine on-ly crown:

Em Am G    C     D7   C   G   G7   Am    E7   Am      E
O  sa-cred head, what glo-ry, What bliss till now was Thine!

A7   D      A  Em     D   Em7 D  G Am  G  Am7  D    G
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.