Passion Chorale (O Sacred Head sore wounded) by J.S.Bach

(thank you for ignoring spelling error in video)
Words to piece:

O sacred Head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down,
Now scornfully surrounded with thorns, Thine only crown;
How pale Thou art with anguish, with sore abuse and scorn!
How does that visage languish, which once was bright as morn!


What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered, was all for sinners' gain;
Mine, mine was the transgression, but Thine the deadly pain.
Lo, here I fall, my Savior! 'Tis I deserve Thy place;
Look on me with Thy favor, vouchsafe to me Thy grace.


Men mock and taunt and jeer Thee, Thou noble countenance,
Though mighty worlds shall fear Thee and flee before Thy glance.
How art thou pale with anguish, with sore abuse and scorn!
How doth Thy visage languish that once was bright as morn!


Now from Thy cheeks has vanished their color once so fair;
From Thy red lips is banished the splendor that was there.
Grim death, with cruel rigor, hath robbed Thee of Thy life;
Thus Thou hast lost Thy vigor, Thy strength in this sad strife.


My burden in Thy Passion, Lord, Thou hast borne for me,
For it was my transgression which brought this woe on Thee.
I cast me down before Thee, wrath were my rightful lot;
Have mercy, I implore Thee; Redeemer, spurn me not!


What language shall I borrow to thank Thee, dearest friend,
For this Thy dying sorrow, Thy pity without end?
O make me Thine forever, and should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never, never outlive my love to Thee.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• bach
• ukulele
• passion

[robbourassaguitarist]

Beautiful friend.

[LStrachey]

thank you very much.

[okvolleyball]

good job .

[LStrachey]

kind comment.

[MuGeNTOM]

Very nice man. I love this song & singing it! Though the one I know has different words to it.

[LStrachey]

Thank you--I believe there are a number of different versions of the words.

[mottledbrain]

I originally new it as 'O Sacred Head Sore Wounded"

[buxtehude07]

O Huvud Blodigt Sårat

[LStrachey]

thank you--hope you have better success than I did.

[ktn11355]

Very nice! I'm trying to learn this one on the organ myself right now.