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Musical Musings: Lent Page 2

The Blood of Christ (cont.)

Jesu, Meek and Lowly
text: Henry Collins, OCR (1827-1919)
tune: Saint Martin | Caspar Ett's Cantica Sacra (1840)
  1. See the red wounds streaming, With Christ's life-blood gleaming:
    Blood for sinner flowing, Pardon free bestowing.
Jesus, Refuge of the Weary
text: Girolamo Savanarola (1452-1498), trans. by Jane F. Wilde (1826-1896)
tune: O du liebe meiner | Herrnhut (1735)
  1. Do we pass that cross unheeding, Breathing no repentant vow,
    Though we see you wounded, bleeding, See your thorn-encircled brow?
    Yet your sinless death has brought us Life eternal, peace and rest;
    Only what your grace has taught us Calms the sinner's deep distress.
Lord, When Thy Kingdom Comes
text: Archbishop W.D. Maclagan (1826-1910)
tune: Song 4 | Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
  1. No kingly sign declares that glory now, No ray of hope lights up that awful hour;
    A thorny crown surrounds the bleeding brow, The hands are stretched in weakness, not in power.
  1. Lord, when with dying lips my prayer is said, Grant that in faith thy kingdom I may see;
    And, thinking on thy Cross and bleeding head, May breathe my parting words, "Remember me."
     
  2. Remember me, but not my shame or sin; Thy cleansing Blood hath washed them all away;
    Thy precious death for me did pardon win; Thy Blood redeemed me in that awful day.
Now His Years of Life Perfected
text: Venatius Fortunatus (530-609), trans. by Ronald Knox (d.1957)
tune: ascrbd. to G.P. da Palestrina (d.1594)
  1. Gall he drinks, his strength subduing; Reed and thorn and nail and spear
    Plot his gentle frame's undoing; Blood and water thence appear,
    With their cleansing tide renewing Earth and sea and starry sphere.
O Come and Mourn
text: Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)
tune: Old Hall Green | John Crookall (1821-1887) -or- Saint Cross | John B. Dykes (1823-1876)
  1. How fast his feet and hands are nailed,
    His blessed tongue with thirst is tied;
    His failing eyes are blind with blood.
O Sacred Head Surrounded
text: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153), trans. by Henry Baker (1821-1877)
tune: Passion Chorale / Herzlich thut mich verlangen | Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612)
  1. O Sacred Head surrounded By crown of piercing thorn!
    O bleeding Head, so wounded, Reviled and put to scorn!
    Our sins have marred the glory Of thy most holy face,
    Yet angel hosts adore thee, And tremble as they gaze.
O Sinner, Raise the Eye of Faith
text: Attolle paulum lumina (17th century) | trans. by John M. Neale
tune: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr | German chorale (1524)
  1. Look on the head, with such a crown Of bitter thorns surrounded;
    Look on the blood that trickles down The feet and hands thus wounded;
    And see his flesh with scourges rent: Mark how upon the Innocent
    Man's malice hath abounded.
O Thou, the Heavens' Eternal King
text: Ambrosian (6th century), anonymous translation
tune: Deus tuorum militum | French melody
  1. Redeemer, thou for us didst deign To hang upon the Cross in pain,
    And give for us the lavish price Of thine own Blood in sacrifice.
See the Destined Day Arise
text: Venantius Fortunatus (530-609), para. by Richard Mant (1837)
tune: Halle | The Psalmist (1830)
  1. Thence the cleansing water flowed, Mingled from thy side with blood;
    Sign to all attesting eyes Of the finished sacrifice.
Sing, My Tongue, the Glorious Battle
text: Venantius Fortunatus (530-609)
tune: Pange lingua | Gregorian chant
  1. He endured the nails, the spitting, Vinegar, and spear, and reed;
    From that holy body broken Blood and water forth proceed:
    Earth, and stars, and sky, and ocean, By that flood from stain are freed.
Soul of Christ
text: attr. Saint Ignatius (d.1556), anonymous translation
tune: Plainchant, mode II
  1. Blood of Christ, fill all my veins; Water from Christ's side, wash out my stains.
Soul of Jesus, Make Me Whole
text: Anima Christi | anonymous trans. (1855)
tune: Anima Christi | adptd. from English traditional melody
  1. Blood of Jesus, stream of life, Sacred stream with blessings rife,
    From thy broken Body shed On the Cross, that altar dread;
    Given to be our drink Divine, Fill my heart and make it thine;
    Blood of Christ, my succour be, Miserere Domine.
Sweet the Moments, Rich in Blessing
text: W. Shirley (1725-1786)
tune: Batty | German chorale (1745)
  1. Here I stay, for ever viewing Mercy streaming in his Blood;
    Precious drops, my soul bedewing, Plead and claim my peace with God.
The Regal Dark Mysterious Cross
text: Venantius Fortunatus (530-609), trans. by Ralph Wright OSB
tune: Regal Cross | Austin Remick OSB
  1. Upon this wood his body bore The nails, the taunts, the spear,
    Till water flowed with blood to wash The whole world free of fear.
The Royal Banners Forward Go
text: Venatius Fortunatus (530-609), trans. by John M. Neale (1818-1866)
tune: Vexilla regis | Gregorian chant
  1. There while he hung, his sacred side By soldier's spear was opened wide,
    To cleanse us in the precious flood Of water mingled with his blood.
  1. O tree of glory, tree most fair, Ordained those holy limbs to bear,
    How bright in royal robe it stood — The purple of a Savior's blodd.
There Is a Green Hill
text: Cecil F. Alexander (1818-1895)
tune: Horsley | William Horsley (1774-1858)
  1. He died that we might be forgiven, He died to make us good;
    That we might go at last to heaven Saved by his Precious Blood.
  1. O, dearly, dearly has he loved, And we must love him too,
    And trust in his redeeming Blood And try his works to do.
There's A Wideness in God's Mercy
text: Frederick W. Faber (1814-1863)
tune: In Babilone | 18th century Dutch melody, arr. by Julius Röntgen (1855-1932)
  1. Troubled souls, why will you scatter Like a crowd of frightened sheep?
    Foolish hearts, why will you wander From a love so true and deep?
    There is welcome for the sinner, And more graces for the good,
    There is mercy with the Savior, There is healing in his blood.
Think of the Son of God
text: Gaelic anonymous, trans. by D. Hyde (d.1949)
tune: Emendar | Theodore Marier (d.2001)
  1. Think upon Christ who gave his blood, Poured in a flood our souls to win;
    Think of the mingled tide that gushed Forth at the thrust to wash our sin.
Weary of Earth
text: Samuel J. Stone (1839-1900)
tune: Langran | James Langran (1862) -or- Valor | Traditional melody
  1. It is the voice of Jesus that I hear;
    His are the hand stretched out to draw me near,
    And his the blood that can for all atone,
    And set me faultless there before the throne.
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
text: Isaac Watts (1674-17448)
tune: Hamburg | Lowell Mason (1792-1872) -or- Rockingham | Edward Miller (1735-1807)
  1. Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast Save in the death of Christ, my God;
    All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.
Who Is This with Garments Gory?
text: Bishop A. Cleveland Coxe (1818-1896)
tune: Ebenezer / Ton-y-botel | Welsh melody
  1. Hail! All hail! Thou Lord of Glory! Thee, our Father, Thee we own;
    Abram heard not of our story, Israel ne'er our name hath known.
    But, Redeemer, thou hast sought us, Thou hast heard thy children's wail,
    Thou with thy dear Blood hast bougth us: Hail! Thou mighty Victor, hail!

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