Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed
Alas! and did my Savior bleed,
and did my Sovereign die!
Would he devote that sacred head
for sinners such as I?Was it for crimes that I have done,
he groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! Grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!Well might the sun in darkness hide,
and shut its glories in,
when God, the mighty maker, died
for his own creature's sin.Thus might I hide my blushing face
while his dear cross appears;
dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
and melt mine eyes to tears.But drops of tears can ne'er repay
the debt of love I owe.
Here, Lord, I give myself away;
'tis all that I can do.- Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
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(i had to count on my fingers!) new to the blogging scene, i found yours on RT's blog. since i can't literally leave the house because of new baby, i thought i should at least have a place to go online! looking forward to reading your upcoming posts and hoping they will make me think (at least the titles of previous ones are thought-provoking, but i don't have time to read them now — crying, hungry baby) 