Hymn
When Our Heads Are Bowed with Woe
When our heads are bowed with woe,
When our bitter tears o'erflow,
When we mourn the lost, the dear,
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear!
Thou our throbbing flesh hast worn,
Thou our mortal griefs hast borne,
Thou hast shed the human tear;
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear!
When the solemn death-bell tolls
For our own departing souls,
When our final doom is near,
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear!
Thou hast bowed the dying head,
Thou the blood of life hast shed,
Thou hast filled a mortal bier;
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear!
When the heart is sad within
With the thought of all its sin,
When the spirit shrinks with fear,
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear!
Thou the shame, the grief, hast known,
Though the sins were not thine own;
Thou hast deigned their load to bear;
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear!
Amen.
When Our Heads Are Bowed with Woe — Text from The Hymnal, 1916. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/when-our-heads-are-bowed-with-woe
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote When Our Heads Are Bowed with Woe?
The words of When Our Heads Are Bowed with Woe were written by Henry Hart Milman; the version here was published in 1916. The library holds 3 more hymns by Henry Hart Milman, including Ride on! ride on in majesty! and The Chariot! the chariot! its wheels roll in fire.
Is When Our Heads Are Bowed with Woe public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Hymnal, published in 1916. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of When Our Heads Are Bowed with Woe?
When Our Heads Are Bowed with Woe is in 7.7.7.7. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Daily Bread, Jesus! Name of Wondrous Love and Songs of Praise.