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Free accompaniment for O sacred head now wounded (St. Bernard of Clairvaux; Arnulf, Abbot of Villers-la-Ville; Paul Gerhardt; James W. Alexander): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune PASSION CHORALE (Hans Leo Hassler) in four-part harmony, 4 verses, with the words on screen. Choose the key and speed, add an introduction, project the words on a TV, or practice your own choir part. Made for churches and home groups without a musician.

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  1. 1O sacred Head, now wounded,
  2. With grief and shame weighed down,
  3. Now scornfully surrounded
  4. With thorns, Thine only crown;
  5. O sacred Head, what glory,
  6. What bliss, till now was Thine!
  7. Yet, though despised and gory,
  8. I joy to call Thee mine.
  9. 2What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered
  10. Was all for sinner's gain;
  11. Mine, mine was the transgression,
  12. But Thine the deadly pain.
  13. Lo, here I fall, my Savior!
  14. ’Tis I deserve Thy place;
  15. Look on me with Thy favor,
  16. Vouchsafe to me Thy grace.
  17. 3What language shall I borrow
  18. To thank Thee, dearest Friend,
  19. For this, Thy dying sorrow,
  20. Thy pity without end?
  21. O make me Thine forever;
  22. And should I fainting be,
  23. Lord, let me never, never
  24. Outlive my love to Thee.
  25. 4Be near when I am dying,
  26. O show Thy cross to me;
  27. And for my succor flying,
  28. Come, Lord, and set me free.
  29. These eyes, new faith receiving,
  30. From Jesus shall not move,
  31. For He who dies believing,
  32. Dies safely through Thy love.

About this music

PASSION CHORALE — Hans Leo Hassler. Setting: Johann Sebastian Bach, 1729.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from The Episcopal Hymnal, 1916, Hymn 158. Lyrics Source: "Hymns From the Land of Luther", 1866 Hymn 60.; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the O sacred head now wounded page.

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