Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed? Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB D EFEF GHGI JKLK MNMN OPPP FQFR| Alas and did my Savior bleed | A |
| And did my Sovereign die | B |
| Would He devote that sacred head | C |
| For such a worm as I | B |
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| Refrain | D |
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| At the cross at the cross where I first saw the light | E |
| And the burden of my heart rolled away | F |
| It was there by faith I received my sight | E |
| And now I am happy all the day | F |
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| Thy body slain sweet Jesus Thine | G |
| And bathed in its own blood | H |
| While the firm mark of wrath divine | G |
| His Soul in anguish stood | I |
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| Was it for crimes that I had done | J |
| He groaned upon the tree | K |
| Amazing pity grace unknown | L |
| And love beyond degree | K |
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| Well might the sun in darkness hide | M |
| And shut his glories in | N |
| When Christ the mighty Maker died | M |
| For man the creature s sin | N |
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| Thus might I hide my blushing face | O |
| While His dear cross appears | P |
| Dissolve my heart in thankfulness | P |
| And melt my eyes to tears | P |
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| But drops of grief can ne er repay | F |
| The debt of love I owe | Q |
| Here Lord I give my self away | F |
| Tis all that I can do | R |
Isaac Watts
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