Christ — Sufferings and Death

Behold the Saviour of mankind

No. 323
Words Samuel Wesley.
Singing key G major
3 stanzas

Sung to BALERMA (hymn 395)

Words

Behold the Saviour of mankindNailed to the shameful tree!How vast the love that him inclinedTo die for you and me!

Hark! how he groans, while nature shakes,And earth's strong pillars bend;The temple's vail in sunder breaks,The solid marbles rend.

'T is done! the precious ransom's paid!'T is done, the Saviour cries;See where he bows his sacred head;He bows his head, and dies.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «323» (large) at the foot of the left column of p. 107, below the stanzas of hymn 322, with the reference line «395, 179, 187.» in bold italic figures on the same line (= sing to the tune of hymn 395, 179 or 187). The first word «BEHOLD» is set in capitals and small capitals. «Samuel Wesley.» in italics after stanza 3. The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («tree !», «me !», «Hark !», «bend ;», «done !», «paid !», «cries ;», «head ;»); it is closed up here. «'T is» (apostrophe, T, space, «is»), «temple's», «earth's», «ransom's» as printed, apostrophes written straight; «vail» is the print's spelling. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling («Saviour»), punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., 8.6.8.6).