The Works of the Reverend and Learned Isaac Watts, D. D. Containing, besides his Sermons, and Essays on miscellaneous subjects, several additional pieces, Selected from his Manuscripts by the Rev. Dr. Jennings, and the Rev. Dr. Doddridge, in 1753: to which are prefixed, memoirs of the life of the author, compiled by the Rev. George Burder. In six volumes |
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HYMN 9. (C. M.) Godly Sorrow arising from the Sufferings of Christ.
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HYMN 9. (C. M.) Godly Sorrow arising from the Sufferings of Christ.
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Alas! and did my Saviour bleed,And did my Sovereign die?
Would he devote that sacred head
For such a worm as I?
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Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, thine,And bath'd in its own blood,
While all expos'd to wrath divine
The glorious sufferer stood.
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Was it for crimes that I had doneHe groan'd upon the tree?
Amazing pity! Grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!
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Well might the sun in darkness hide,And shut his glories in,
When God the mighty Maker dy'd
For man the creature's sin.
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Thus might I hide my blushing faceWhile his dear cross appears,
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt my eyes to tears.
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But drops of grief can ne'er repayThe debt of love I owe;
Here, Lord, I give myself away,
'Tis all that I can do.
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