138. When wounded sore the stricken soul
C.M.
St. Bernard:
Cologne, 1741
Cecil Frances Alexander, 1858
When wounded sore the stricken soul Lies bleeding and unbound, One only hand, a piercèd hand, Can heal the sinner's wound. | When sorrow swells the laden breast, And tears of anguish flow, One only heart, a broken heart, Can feel the sinner's woe. | When penitence has wept in vain, Over some foul dark spot, One only stream, a stream of blood, Can wash away the blot. | 'Tis Jesus' blood that washes white, His hand that brings relief, His heart that's touched with all our joys, And feeleth for our grief. | Lift up thy bleeding hand, O Lord; Unseal that cleansing tide; We have no shelter from our sin, But in thy wounded side. | |