Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed
Verse 1
A
E
las, and did my
A
Savior
B
bleed
And
C#m
did my
B
Sovereign
A
die?
Would
E
He de
A
vote that
B
sacred
C#m
head
For
A
such a worm as
B
I?
Was
E
it for sins that
A
I had
B
done
He
C#m
groaned u
B
pon the
A
tree?
A
E
mazing pity!
B
Grace un
C#m
known!
And
A
love be
B
yond de
E
gree!
Chorus
My
C#m
God, why would You
A
shed Your
E
blood
So
A
pure and unde
B
filed
To
C#m
make a sinful
A
one like
E
me
Your
A
chosen,
B
precious
E
child?
Verse 2
Well
E
might the sun in
A
darkness
B
hide
And
C#m
shut His
B
glories
A
in,
When
E
Christ, the
A
mighty
B
Maker,
C#m
died
For
A
man, the creature's,
B
sin.
Thus
E
might I hide my
A
blushing
B
face
While
C#m
His dear
B
cross a
A
ppears,
Dis
E
solve my
A
heart in
B
thankful
C#m
ness,
And
A
melt my
B
eyes to
E
tears.
Verse 3
But
E
drops of grief can
A
ne’er re
B
pay
The
C#m
debt of
B
love I
A
owe;
Here,
E
Lord, I
A
give my
B
self a
C#m
way,
‘Tis
A
all that I can
B
do.
A
E
las! and did my
A
Savior
B
bleed
And
C#m
did my
B
Sovereign
A
die?
A
E
mazing pity!
B
Grace un
C#m
known!
And
A
love be
B
yond de
E
gree!
"Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed (Sovereign Grace)"
Words by Isaac Watts, additional words by Bob Kauflin. Music by Bob Kauflin.
©1997 Sovereign Grace Praise
CCLI License #Not Specified
Words by Isaac Watts, additional words by Bob Kauflin. Music by Bob Kauflin.
©1997 Sovereign Grace Praise
CCLI License #Not Specified