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O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
Authorship Unknown
Tr. By Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676
Tr. By James Waddel Alexander 1804-1859
Hans Leo Hassler 1564-1612
Harmonized by Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
  Am:x02210
  Bm:224432
   C:x32010
   D:xx0232
D/F#:2x0232
  Em:022000
   G:320003
 G/B:x20033
Verse 1:
G/BO   sCac – G/Bred  HAmead, nGow D/F#wound - Ged
BmWith gEmrief and sBmhame weighed dEmown
G/BNow scCorn – G/Bful - Amly sGur – D/F#round - Ged 
BmWith thEmorns, Thine oBmnly cEmrown
GHow pBmale TDhou Amart wDith anGguish
G/BWith sCore  G/Ba - bAmuse and sEmcorn
G/BHow  D/F#does tAmhat vGis - D/F#age  lEmang - D/F#uish
G/BWhich oAmnce wGas bD/F#right Das mGorn
Verse 2:
G/BWhat TChou, G/Bmy  LAmord, hGast D/F#suf - feGred
BmWas Emall for sinBmners’ gEmain
G/BMine, mCine G/Bwas  Amthe trGans - D/F#gres - sGion
BmBut TEmhine the deBmadly pEmain
GLo, hBmere DI fAmall, Dmy SaGvior
G/B’Tis CI  G/Bde - sAmerve Thy pEmlace
G/BLook  D/F#on   Amme wGith D/F#Thy   Emfa - D/F#vor
G/BVouch - sAmafe  Gto  D/F#me  TDhy grGace
Verse 3:
G/BWhat lCang - G/Buage sAmhall GI  D/F#bor - rGow
BmTo tEmhank TBmhee, dearest frEmiend
G/BFor tChis G/BThy  Amdy - iGng D/F#sor - rGow
BmThy pEmity wiBmthout Emend
GO mBmake Dme TAmhine fDor - eGver
G/BAnd shCould  G/BI faiAmnting Embe
G/BLord, D/F#let   Amme  Gne - D/F#ver,  Emne - D/F#ver 
G/BOut - lAmive Gmy D/F#love  Dto TGhee

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O Sacred Head Now Wounded

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G/B

D/F#

O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

Authorship Unknown

Tr. By Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676

Tr. By James Waddel Alexander 1804-1859

Hans Leo Hassler 1564-1612

Harmonized by Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750

Am:x02210

Bm:224432

C:x32010

D:xx0232

D/F#:2x0232

Em:022000

G:320003

G/B:x20033

Verse 1:

G/B C G/B Am G D/F# G

O sac – red Head, now wound - ed

Bm Em Bm Em

With grief and shame weighed down

G/B C G/B Am G D/F# G

Now scorn – ful - ly sur – round - ed

Bm Em Bm Em

With thorns, Thine only crown

G Bm D Am D G

How pale Thou art with anguish

G/B C G/B Am Em

With sore a - buse and scorn

G/B D/F# Am G D/F# Em D/F#

How does that vis - age lang - uish

G/B Am G D/F# D G

Which once was bright as morn

Verse 2:

G/B C G/B Am G D/F# G

What Thou, my Lord, hast suf - fered

Bm Em Bm Em

Was all for sinners’ gain

G/B C G/B Am G D/F# G

Mine, mine was the trans - gres - sion

Bm Em Bm Em

But Thine the deadly pain

G Bm D Am D G

Lo, here I fall, my Savior

G/B C G/B Am Em

’Tis I de - serve Thy place

G/B D/F# Am G D/F# Em D/F#

Look on me with Thy fa - vor

G/B Am G D/F# D G

Vouch - safe to me Thy grace

Verse 3:

G/B C G/B Am G D/F# G

What lang - uage shall I bor - row

Bm Em Bm Em

To thank Thee, dearest friend

G/B C G/B Am G D/F# G

For this Thy dy - ing sor - row

Bm Em Bm Em

Thy pity without end

G Bm D Am D G

O make me Thine for - ever

G/B C G/B Am Em

And should I fainting be

G/B D/F# Am G D/F# Em D/F#

Lord, let me ne - ver, ne - ver

G/B Am G D/F# D G

Out - live my love to Thee

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