This morning in the little Methodist hymnal that belonged to my maternal great-grandmother, I found this wonderful hymn written by Samuel Wesley Sr., the father of Samuel, John, and Charles Wesley. One of the tunes used for this hymn is "Martyrdom," a traditional Scottish folk tune adapted by Hugh Wilson (c. 1766-1824) and best known as a tune for "Alas! And Did My Saviour Bleed?" Since I can't direct you to an audio performance of this song, I'll add a link to a piano rendition of the tune, so you can at least picture the two together (and perhaps learn the song, as I plan to do :) ). YouTube video Tune "Martyrdom" (turn off autoplay) Behold the Saviour of Mankind Behold the Saviour of mankind Nailed to the shameful tree! How vast the love that Him inclined To bleed and die for thee! Hark, how He groans! while nature shakes, And earth's strong pillars bend; The temple's veil in sunder breaks, The solid marbles rend. 'Tis done! the precious ransom's paid; "Receive My soul," He cries! See where He bows His sacred head; He bows His head, and dies. But soon He'll break death's envious chain, And in full glory shine. O Lamb of God, was ever pain, Was ever love, like Thine? Samuel Wesley Sr. (1662-1735) Source information from Hymnary.org |
This is a repeat post from June 2016; I thought I'd present this hymn again in case anyone missed it the first time. It's been going through my head a lot lately. As planned, I did teach it to myself, although for some reason I found it quite tricky to learn. It was well worth the effort, though -- it's a treasure. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All thy sins were laid upon Him, Jesus bore them on the tree;
God, who knew them, laid them on Him, and, believing, thou art free. Joseph Denham Smith (c. 1817-1889) Praise reflection archives
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