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
