Hymns we will be singing at GCCBG this coming Sunday,
This coming Sunday at GCCBG we will be singing the following hymns.
9:30 Morning Service
- Lord I Lift Your Name on High
- Blessed Assurance
- Merciful God
- O Sacred Head Now Wounded
March the 14th PM
- Glories of Calvary
- O Worship the King
- The Power of the Cross
- I Will Glory In My Redeemer
I am excited in particular to sing the Hymn: “O Sacred Head Now Wounded”. This is a hymn that has survived the times. At least the lyrics first written in Latin dates from 1153. Here are the lyrics:
1. O Sacred Head, now wounded
With grief and shame weighed down;
Now scornfully surrounded
With thorns, Thine only crown.
How pale Thou art with anguish,
With sore abuse and scorn;
How does that visage lanquish,
Which once was bright as morn!2. What Thou, my Lord, hast 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;
Assist me with Thy grace3. 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 to Thee.
As we are getting closer to celebrate Easter, this hymn is a sober reminder of what our Lord has done. If you have never heard this hymn, come and join us and we’ll learn it together. The tone and the harmony used for this hymn complement the lyrics. A somber account of the sacrifice of our Lord.
CR