1 Alas! And did my Savior bleed?
And did my Sov'reign die,
Would He devote that sacred head
For such a worm as I?
2 Was it for sins that I had done
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! Grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!
3 Well might the sun in darkness hide,
And shut his glories in,
When the incarnate Maker died
For man, His creature's sin.
4 Thus might I hide my blushing face
While His dear cross appears
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt mine eyes to tears.
5 But drops of grief can ne'er repay
The debt of love I owe;
Here, Lord, I give myself away:
'Tis all that I can do.